{"id":49156,"date":"2024-07-11T10:31:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T09:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=49156"},"modified":"2024-07-11T10:31:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T09:31:59","slug":"byd-to-develop-1bn-ev-production-plant-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/byd-to-develop-1bn-ev-production-plant-in-turkey\/49156\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD to develop $1bn EV production plant in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"
China’s largest EV manufacturer outlined plans to develop the $1bn EV production facility that will expand the company’s manufacturing capabilities in Europe.<\/p>\n
The agreement was signed at an event held in Istanbul, which was attended by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and BYD’s chief executive Wang Chuanfu.<\/p>\n
BYD’s latest European endeavour follows the company’s plans to develop an EV production plant in Hungary, with plans for an additional plant in the country in the works.<\/p>\n
The Chinese automaker’s expansion plans come at a pivotal time for the industry, with the EU recently announcing countervailing duties on importing Chinese electric vehicles.<\/a><\/p>\n The company’s new EV production plant is expected to start production at the end of 2026.<\/p>\n BYD says the facility will produce up to 150,000 electric vehicles annually and will create around 5,000 jobs.<\/p>\n Turkey could prove pivotal for BYD’s ambition of becoming the world’s EV superpower.<\/p>\n This is because Turkey is a member of the EU Customs Union, meaning EVs made in Turkey and exported to the EU can avoid additional tariffs.<\/p>\nOverview of BYD’s Turkish EV plant<\/h3>\n
Turkey’s strategic location<\/h3>\n