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Company

BYD Company Limited

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.

Based in Shenzhen, China · Founded 1995

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Key facts

Founded
1995 (Wang Chuanfu); as Shenzhen BYD Battery Co.
HQ
Shenzhen, China
Listed
HKEX 1211 / SZSE 002594
Business
EVs, batteries (Blade Battery), electronics, rail; world's largest EV seller (2025)
Robotics role
Vehicle build/manufacturing partner for Nuro's R3 (mass-production ramp paused)
wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Company
wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2608329
HQ
Shenzhen, China
Founded
1995
Type
hardware
ID
78e9cdd4-e238-4822-b1db-59eed9bc8e68

Supplies to (1)

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.

Sources (8)

  1. https://www.byd.com/
  2. https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/byd-partners-with-nuro-to-manufacture-all-electric-autonomous-delivery-vehicle-2022
  3. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220117005248/en/BYD-Partners-with-Nuro-to-Manufacture-All-Electric-Autonomous-Delivery-Vehicle
  4. https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/27/autonomous-delivery-startup-nuro-is-gearing-up-for-a-comeback/
  5. https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/BYD-Co.-Ltd
  6. https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/electrification/how-chinas-byd-surpassed-tesla-with-production-and-battery-tech-reshaping-the-global-ev-market/304649
  7. https://www.britannica.com/money/BYD-Co-Ltd
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Company

Common questions

What is BYD Company Limited?
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.
Where is BYD Company Limited based?
BYD Company Limited is based in Shenzhen, China.
When was BYD Company Limited founded?
BYD Company Limited was founded in 1995.
What does BYD Company Limited make?
BYD Company Limited has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. BYD Company Limited builds physical robots.