BYD Electric Vehicle Assembly Plant in Bahia
Sector: Automotive • Location: Bahia, Brazil
Source: Reuters
BYD began assembling electric vehicles in October 2025 at Ford's former plant in Bahia, Brazil, aiming to reduce imports and leverage rising tariffs by producing locally. The plant is part of China's strategy to establish Brazil as a strategic hub for EV production and exports in South America.
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Automotive, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Bahia, Brazil
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Reuters
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Description | BYD began assembling electric vehicles in October 2025 at Ford's former plant in Bahia, Brazil, aiming to reduce imports and leverage rising tariffs by producing locally. The plant is part of China's strategy to establish Brazil as a strategic hub for EV production and exports in South America. |
Original sector | Automotive |
Location
Country | Brazil |
State | Bahia |
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Source | Reuters |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Automotive, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2025-11-21 |
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