BYD to supply Mexico and Argentina with 100,000 vehicles made in Brazil

Opened in late 2025 as a production base in Brazil, the BYD plant in Bahia will play a strategic role beyond serving the domestic market. In an announcement by Executive Vice President Stella Li, the company confirmed that the facility will be used as an export platform for Latin America, beginning with countries such as Argentina and Mexico.

Under the plan announced, operations will begin with an order for 100,000 vehicles, split evenly between the two countries, with 50,000 units for each. The exact shipping dates were not disclosed, but the production allocation at the plant has already been secured. The expectation is that the total will be divided into batches and exported in line with demand in each market.

It is worth noting that the current expectation is for the plant to begin effectively producing vehicles from July onward. At present, the facility assembles models that arrive as imported kits under the so-called SKD, or semi-knocked down, process.

With this strategy, BYD will follow the same path as other major automakers with factories in Brazil. Volkswagen, Toyota, Fiat and Jeep, for example, use their production bases in the country to supply several Latin American markets.

Inside the Camaçari plant

With a total area of 4.6 million square meters, the Camaçari complex is BYD’s largest outside China. It has been receiving 5.5 billion reais in investment and currently assembles the Dolphin Mini, Song Pro and King models under the SKD regime. Initial production capacity is 150,000 vehicles, with potential to reach 300,000 in a second phase.

Source: AutoEsporte

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