The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies BYD Company Limited: 2 deployments across 1 region. 18 sources back the record.
Deployments
2
Patents
7
Overview
Chinese conglomerate founded in 1995 by Wang Chuanfu; the world's largest EV maker (overtook Tesla in BEV sales in 2025) and a major battery (the LFP 'Blade Battery'), electronics, and rail manufacturer, listed on the Hong Kong (1211) and Shenzhen (002594) exchanges. In the robotics supply chain, BYD is the vehicle build/manufacturing partner for Nuro's third-generation R3 autonomous delivery vehicle (assembled at BYD's Lancaster, US plant); the planned mass-production ramp was later paused.
Reality check
150k commercial NEVs produced (company-claimed)
A Q3 BEV semi marked the 150,000th commercial NEV at the Huai'an truck plant on Oct 9 2026.
Commercial NEV sales YTD Sep 2026 (company-claimed)
53,032 units through September (+28.46% YoY); September alone 6,848 (+113.33% YoY).
Q3 semi specs (company-claimed)
Commercial Blade Battery, 600 kW peak motor power, dual-gun DC fast charging.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founded
Listed
Business
Robotics role
Q3 semi range and charging (reported, Electrek)
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
1
Patent documents
7
Web sources
8
18 sources backing this record.View all →
Partnerships
Every company BYD Company Limited has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Nuro1× joint7 total
Most recent
- BYD Company Limited x Nuro2022-01-13with Nurojust announced
BYD Company Limited on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where BYD Company Limited's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full BYD Company Limited deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (5)
- Wang Chuanfu Founder, Founder, Chairman & CEOIR-verified
- Lu Xiangyang Vice Chairman (Non-Executive), Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Stella Li Executive Vice President; CEO BYD Americas & Europesecondary-verified
- Wolfgang Egger Chief Design Officer (Global Director of Design)secondary-verified
- Xia Zuoquan Non-Executive Director (former EVP), Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Lu Xiangyangcofounder
previously at BYD Auto
- Xia Zuoquancofounder
- Wang Chuanfusole
later founded BYD Auto, BYD Battery
Safety record
No incidents on record for BYD Company Limited.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
BYD Company Limited in third-party press
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names BYD Company Limited.
Companies (1)
People (1)
Supplies to (2)
Batteries
- Nuro R3by NuroBYD Blade Batterymanufactures-forended
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- Nuro R3by NuroR3 vehicle buildmanufactures-for
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Supplied by (2)
Supply-chain reach
1 total transitive counterparties · 7 upstream · 1 downstream · depth 1
Single points of failureHesai Technology, Qualcomm, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd., NVIDIA, Huawei, Livox
Sensors
- Hesai Technologycompany-levelHesai ATX LiDAR across 10+ BYD models for God's Eye ADAS (mass production 2025)supplies
- RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.company-levelRoboSense EM4 digital LiDAR -- design win across 11 BYD/Denza/Yangwang/Fangchengbao modelssupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company BYD Company Limited has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- BYD Company Limited x Nuro2022-01-13with Nurojust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Nuro1× joint7 total
Patent estate (7)
- US20150331422A1usptopendingassignee
- US9931951B2usptograntedgranted 2018-04-03assignee
- US20180024725A1usptopendingassignee
- US8558690B2usptograntedgranted 2013-10-15assignee
- US9764756B2usptograntedgranted 2017-09-19assignee
- US8718856B2usptograntedgranted 2014-05-06assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in BYD Company Limited’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic cells for BYD from Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
New supplierNew supplier: Livox
2026-08-23Supply: Livox LiDAR for BYD from Livox
New supplierNew supplier: Huawei
2026-08-23Supply: Huawei 5G modules for BYD from Huawei
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: BYD blade cells for Toyota bZ3 to Toyota Motor Corporation
New supplierNew supplier: Qualcomm
2026-08-23Supply: Qualcomm Snapdragon Cockpit from Qualcomm
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: NVIDIA DRIVE Thor from NVIDIA
New supplierNew supplier: Hesai Technology
2026-06-27Supply: Hesai ATX LiDAR across 10+ BYD models for God's Eye ADAS (mass production 2025) from Hesai Technology
New supplierNew supplier: RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.
2026-06-27Supply: RoboSense EM4 digital LiDAR -- design win across 11 BYD/Denza/Yangwang/Fangchengbao models from RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdMay 30, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (11)
- https://www.byd.com/
- https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/byd-partners-with-nuro-to-manufacture-all-electric-autonomous-delivery-vehicle-2022
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220117005248/en/BYD-Partners-with-Nuro-to-Manufacture-All-Electric-Autonomous-Delivery-Vehicle
- https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/27/autonomous-delivery-startup-nuro-is-gearing-up-for-a-comeback/
- https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/BYD-Co.-Ltd
- https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/electrification/how-chinas-byd-surpassed-tesla-with-production-and-battery-tech-reshaping-the-global-ev-market/304649
- https://www.britannica.com/money/BYD-Co-Ltd
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Company
- BYD Investor Relations · https://www.bydglobal.com/en/investor-relations/
- BYD reaches 150,000 commercial NEV production milestone as growth focus shifts to trucks · https://cnevpost.com/2026/10/10/byd-150000-commercial-nev-production-focus-trucks/ · 2026-10-10
- BYD builds 150,000th commercial NEV, an 800 hp Q3 electric semi truck · https://electrek.co/2026/10/10/byd-builds-150000th-commercial-nev-an-800-hp-q3-electric-semi-truck/ · 2026-10-10
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Methodology: Verified · 11 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 7
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for BYD Company Limited.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning BYD Company Limited from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
BYD turns to a contract assembler as Malaysia lead slips
Malaysia wanted an export hub and BYD wanted the home market; a contract assembler now fills the gap between the two. By Stewart Burnett The post BYD turns to a contract assembler…
BYD Shark Awarded Five-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating
BYD’s Shark plug-in hybrid pick-up has earned a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating, combining strong occupant protection with 436PS, up to 90km of electric range and advanced…
BYD Denza Z9 GT to Get God’s Eye City Navigation in Europe in 2027
BYD’s Denza Z9 GT will get God’s Eye CNOA city-driving assistance in Europe in 2027, adding supervised urban navigation via an OTA update. The post BYD Denza Z9 GT to Get God’s…
BYD’s electric luxury GT will get a major update for Europe in 2027
BYD used the Denza Z9 GT to showcase its latest breakthrough technology, including its 5-minute Flash Charging. Next year, the luxury GT will get another major update in Europe.…
BYD to Assemble Vehicles in Malaysia
BYD Malaysia has selected Inokom Corporation Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Sime Motors based in Kulim, Kedah, as its local assembly partner. The move marks a key milestone in the…
BYD SHARK Pickup Truck DMO Secures Five-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating
BYD SHARK Pickup Truck DMO Secures Five-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating BYD’s SHARK DMO plug-in hybrid pick-up has secured a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating, adding independently…
BYD Great Han EV Launches With 1,008 km Range and 9-Minute Charging
BYD Great Han EV launches in China from $35,200, offering up to 626 miles of CLTC range, 764 hp and 10%-97% charging in just 9 minutes. The post BYD Great Han EV Launches With…
BYD reveals the updated Seagull EV will launch next week
BYD will launch the updated Seagull next week, its popular EV that sells for around $10,000 in China. more…
BYD launches Da Han flagship electric sedan from RMB 235,900
BYD launched its Da Han flagship electric sedan in China on October 13, with three variants priced from RMB 235,900 to RMB 275,900. The rear-wheel-drive versions offer a claimed…
San Luis Potosí auto cluster sees potential for Chinese manufacturing investment
BYD is among the Chinese automakers that have expressed interest in opening a plant in Mexico. But neither BYD nor any other Chinese automaker has opened a plant in the country to…
BYD’s new $35,200 electric sedan goes 626 miles and fully charges in just 9 minutes
BYD has launched the Da Han EV in China with up to 626 miles of CLTC range, a second-generation Blade Battery and 10% to 97% charging in nine minutes.
BYD launches luxury Han EV with more than 1,000 km of range, starting at $35,000
BYD’s latest flagship EV, the Great Han, is now on sale in China, starting at about $35,000 with a CLTC range of over 1,000 km (621 miles). more…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/byd.md
- RSS feed: /companies/byd/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/78e9cdd4-e238-4822-b1db-59eed9bc8e68
- Revision history: /companies/byd/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place BYD Company Limited against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 18, 2026