BYD Company Profile www.byd-auto.net
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
MidAmerican
Energy holdings
Co., took a stake of
BYD.
BYD’s 1
st
ODM cell
phone hit the market.
BYD’s F3DM, the
world’s 1
st
dual
mode electric car
independent from
specialized charging
station, hit the
market in Shenzhen.
2008
years
1995
BYD
CO.,LTD
founded.
BYD Company
Ltd. receives
ISO9002
certification.
1996
BYD’s 1
st
production
base,
Shenzhen Kuichong
plant set up.
BYD Europe BV
established
1999
Become the
first CN Li-
ion battery
supplier to
Motorola.
BYD
America Inc.
established
2000
Listed on the
HK Stock
Exchange Main
Board
(1211.HK).
Became the 1
st
CN Li-ion
battery supplier
to Nokia.
2002
Entry into
automobile
business.
2003
BYD’s first self-
brand F3
vehicle hit the
market.
2005
years
The 1
st
BYD bus
came out
successfully.
BYD entered EU new
energy market.
2009
As the first pure EV taxi
fleet, BYD e6 taxis run
into commercial operation.
BYD acquired Japanese
mold factory from Ogihara
Corp.
Established North
American headquarters
in Los Angeles
2010
Turnover (million RMB)
Employees
46,685
200,000
BYD Development Milestones
Shenzhen BYD Daimler
New Technology Co., Ltd.,
the joint venture by
Daimler AG and BYD, has
received business license.
2011
BYD electronic
(international) Co., Ltd
listed on Hong Kong
Stock Exchange Main
Board (0285.HK)
F3 won the champion
of single-brand models.
2007
