BYD France factory plan on the table, Stella Li sa...

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• BYD has put France on its shortlist for a new car factory, executive vice-president Stella Li said as the Paris Motor Show opened.
• BYD eyes more European plantsAccording to Li, BYD “will try to open a second and a third plant in Europe.” The group has already built a plant in Szeged, Hungary, and Li said it should open before the year ends.
• Altavilla said BYD had already held talks with carmakers and governments in Spain, France and Italy.

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BYD has put France on its shortlist for a new car factory, executive vice-president Stella Li said as the Paris Motor Show opened.

“France is on the shortlist,” Li said. She added that the company was looking very closely at the possibility of setting up a plant in the country.

Li also explained what she hopes to achieve. She wants people in France to see BYD as a French company. “I want them to like it,” she said.

BYD eyes more European plants

According to Li, BYD “will try to open a second and a third plant in Europe.” The group has already built a plant in Szeged, Hungary, and Li said it should open before the year ends.

The Szeged plant will be able to build up to 200,000 vehicles a year. BYD has already finished construction there and started trial production, with large-scale output planned for November or December.