Chinese carmaker BYD has said it has fired a subcontractor working on the construction of its electric vehicle factory in Brazil after local labour officials said they had rescued 163 workers from “slavery”-like conditions. BYD, the Warren Buffett-backed rival to Tesla that is China’s biggest...
These workers were hired in China by some other firm and then brought to Brazil. According to some reports, Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of BYD’s factory. In response to the news, BYD said that it had conducted a “detailed review” of the living and working conditions...
BANGKOK — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil where it is building a factory, saying the allegations were aimed at “smearing” China and Chinese brands. Earlier in the week, a task force led by ...
BYD has been accelerating its global expansion this year. In addition to the factory in Brazil, BYD has also announced plans to build its first overseas passenger vehicle production base in Thailand. The company aims to further expand its scale in Vietnam, utilizing the best technologies for EV...
Workers test battery capacity at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set ...
The cost of building a plant in Mexico would likely be around US$600 million, which is similar to what BYD paid for its EV facility in Brazil, Bloomberg quoted a person close to the situation as saying in its Saturd...
Over 160 workers in ‘slavery-like conditions’ found at BYD factory site in Brazil Workers were hired in China by another firm and brought to Brazil irregularly, authorities say Tue Dec 24 2024 - 17:51 Your EV questions answered: Is it okay to leave an electric car sitting for a while?
Gustavo Tegon, Sales Manager at BYD Energy Brazil points out that the company, which is already a global leader in the manufacture of solar panels and energy storage systems, is also a setting a benchmark in Brazil. “Following the establishment of the solar panel factory in Campinas, much ...
BYD factory in Brazil helped to consolidate the photovoltaic solar energy market, which has now installed 3 GWp in Brazil BRAZIL– BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of lithium batteries and 100% electric vehicles, has now installed 1 GWp solar panels in Brazil. BYD – a global leader in...
Manaus, Brazil– Global clean energy giant BYD recently began operations at its third plant in Brazil, which is also the South American country's very first factory for lithium iron phosphate batteries, at the Manaus Industrial Zone (PIM). The manufacturing plant, locat...