The announcement was made at the opening of the factory in Bahia; After the conference, vehicles will be donated to local schools and public institutions
BYD’s CEO, , announced this Thursday (9.Oct.2025) that the automaker will supply 30 customized flex hybrid vehicles for COP30 (30th UN Conference on Climate Change), which will be held in Belém. The statement was made during the inauguration of BYD’s new factory in Camaçari (BA), with the presence of the president (PT).
The unit marks the beginning of national production of electric and hybrid vehicles and consolidates Brazil as the company’s strategic hub in Latin America. The government, however, for the special import regime (SKD) that benefits BYD.
During the event, BYD presented the world’s first flex plug-in hybrid car, developed for the Brazilian market. The model can work with any proportion of ethanol and gasoline. Lula autographed the body of one of the vehicles.
“This Brazilian response, Brazilian solution, will be used to reaffirm our commitment”stated the executive. After the climate conference, the cars will be donated to local schools and public institutions. COP30 will be held from November 10th and
Participating in the ceremony are the vice-president (PSB – SP), the minister of the Civil House, (PT-BA), the minister of the AGU (General Attorney’s Office), Jorge Messias, the governor of Bahia, (PT-BA), and the mayor of Camaçari, Luiz Carlos Caetano (PT), among other authorities.
“With this, we can contribute to Brazil becoming the center of innovation in clean energy in South America”disse Chuanfu. “The future is electric”.
The complex received an investment of R$5.5 billion and was designed to be BYD’s largest outside of Asia. The initial capacity is 150 thousand vehicles per year, reaching 300 thousand in a second phase. Since the beginning of October, 350 workers have been hired. The forecast is that 2,000 direct jobs will be created by the end of the month; adding the indirect ones, up to 20 thousand.
Government evaluates tax reduction for SKD vehicles
Reduces import taxes for SKDs (semi-finished vehicles), mainly benefiting BYD. Electric cars would have taxes falling from 18% to 5% and hybrids from 20% to 10%. The objective is to make vehicles more affordable and accelerate the national production of electric and hybrid models.
Automakers installed in Brazil, such as Volkswagen, Toyota and GM, . They claim that the SKD regime favors foreign competitors, potentially causing layoffs in the auto parts chain. The government is evaluating the measure, which should have an impact on the transition to sustainable vehicles in the country.
