BYD’s Executive Vice President, Stella Li, has announced that the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer plans to begin producing its cars in Europe in the second quarter of 2026, specifically at its new plant in Szeged (Hungary), which will be completed before the end of this year.
The new plant will join the company’s other Hungarian facility, located in Komárom, where it already manufactures buses, as well as the factory in Turkey that is due to open in 2026.
She made the announcement during the presentation of the two new versions of the BYD Atto 2—the plug-in hybrid (DM-i) and the fully electric Comfort—held at the Gran Via venue of Fira de Barcelona in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), accompanied by BYD Managing Director Assistant Aaron Liu; BYD’s General Manager for Spain and Portugal, Alberto de Aza; and BYD’s Product Manager for Germany, Fabian Ulbrich.
Li highlighted the importance of this announcement “after having grown by around 500% this year in the United Kingdom, Spain and Germany, and by more than 1,000% in Italy”, and explained that before the end of 2025 the company plans to sell its vehicles in 33 countries and surpass 1,000 dealerships, a figure expected to double in 2026.
Last year, BYD sold more than 4.27 million electric vehicles worldwide, becoming the world’s best-selling EV brand.
BYD plant in Catalonia
On 6 November, the Catalan Government’s Minister for Business and Labour, Miquel Sàmper, said he had held meetings with representatives of the Chinese electric vehicle giant regarding the installation of a production plant in the region.
“I have met with them, as with many other business leaders who wish to come to Catalonia,” he stated, without answering the question of whether this new plant would be located in the province of Tarragona.
However, sources from the Asian car manufacturer have avoided commenting on this possibility.
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The new plant will join the company’s other Hungarian facility, located in Komárom. Last year, BYD sold more than 4.27 million electric vehicles worldwide, becoming the world’s best-selling EV brand.
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