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Lu Xiangyang

Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and co-founder of BYD Company. Born 1962 in Anhui, China. Began his career at a local branch of the People's Bank of China before moving to Guangdong in the early 1990s to work in securities and found Guangzhou Youngy Management and Investment Group.

In 1995, he invested 5 million RMB (approximately CN¥250,000) in the newly formed BYD, founded by his cousin Wang Chuanfu. He also acquired 70% of the world's second-largest lithium mine in Sichuan and a cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, securing key links in BYD's battery supply chain.

Vice Chairman of BYD Company. Forbes estimated his net worth at 7.4 billion as of March 2026.

Chinese · 4 current roles · 2 foundings

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  • BYD Autoverified→
    Founder

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

    1 model
  • BYD Roboticsverified→
    Co-founder (BYD)

    BYD Robotics is the humanoid robotics division of [BYD](/companies/byd), China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, codenamed the Yao-Shun-Yu project.

    1 model
  • BYD Company Limitedverified→
    Founder

    Chinese conglomerate founded in 1995 by Wang Chuanfu; the world's largest EV maker (overtook [Tesla](/companies/tesla) in BEV sales in 2025) and a major battery

    2 verified deployments · Walker S2 at BYD Assembly Plant (China) →1 model

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Company
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu_Xiangyang
  3. https://www.forbes.com/profile/lu-xiangyang/

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