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Company

BYD Auto

BYD Auto (HKEX: 1211 / SZSE: 002594) is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer — world's largest EV maker by sales.

Founded
2003
HQ
Shenzhen, China
Status
active

Overview

BYD Auto (HKEX: 1211 / SZSE: 002594) is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer — world's largest EV maker by sales. Produces electric cars, buses, and trucks. Developing autonomous driving technology and battery systems (Blade Battery). Founded by Wang Chuanfu.

Verified record

Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
None on file

Key facts

Focus

EV and battery manufacturer

Scale

World's largest NEV producer

Stage

Public company listed on SEHK (1211)

Market position

World's largest EV maker by sales volume

Founder

Wang Chuanfu

Battery

Blade Battery — LFP battery technology

Humanoid robot plan

Confirmed unveiling first humanoid robot in August 2026 at Di Space experience venue

Di Space

BYD's network of offline science education and experience venues — first public showing

Robotics strategy

Latest Chinese automaker entering humanoid robotics race (joining Changan, others)

Data & sources

Web sources

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Claims ledger

Public, dated claims by BYD Auto, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.

  • OpenCapability · claimed 2026-07-28
    BYD confirmed it will unveil its first humanoid robot in August at Di Space. One of BYD's offline experience centers posted a teaser image hinting its first humanoid robot product will debut in early August. Expected to be first public showing of a physical prototype.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for BYD Auto.

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Recent coverage

BYD Auto in third-party press