> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://tsrv2.apphq.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# BYD to produce trucks in Europe in bid to become “European company”
- URL: https://tsrv2.apphq.dev/world/byd-to-produce-trucks-in-europe-in-bid-to-become-european-company/
- Published: 2026-09-16T01:14:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:55:31.000Z
- Description: Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD plans to launch its first heavy-duty truck in Europe next year ​and ultimately manufacture trucks locally, a senior ‌executive said at the IAA trade fair in Hanover on Monday, September 14. “For the long term, we will produce everything we sell ​in Europe here…
- Author: Liam Demafelix
- Tags: World, News

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD plans to launch its first heavy-duty truck in Europe next year ​and ultimately manufacture trucks locally, a senior ‌executive said at the IAA trade fair in Hanover on Monday, September 14.

“For the long term, we will produce everything we sell ​in Europe here locally,” said Stella Li, BYD’s ​executive vice president and head of international ⁠business.

She added that the company wanted to offer fleet ​operators a full package of services, including financing, solar-powered ​charging infrastructure and a workshop network supported by mobile roadside assistance.

Local production in Europe would also help BYD avoid import ​tariffs on trucks. European manufacturers, including Traton’s MAN ​brand, have called on the European Union to impose tariffs on ‌Chinese ⁠electric trucks similar to those already applied to Chinese EVs.

“We don’t like this tariff because this did not benefit anybody, but we have to deal with ​it,” Li added, ​saying that ⁠tariffs only amount to short-term pressure until local production can be ramped up.

BYD ​is also preparing to increase its passenger-car ​manufacturing ⁠footprint in Europe. The company is building a factory in Szeged, Hungary, where mass production is due to ⁠start ​next year.

“Once you move everything ​produced locally, it’s okay. We become a European company,” Li said. ***— Reuters***