Explore BYD

The Beginning: BYD was founded in 1995 as an advanced battery manufacturer and consumer electronics company. Since its inception, BYD has provided batteries of smartphone, tablets, laptops and other electronics for global partners such as Apple, Nokia, Dell, Toshiba, Microsoft, Samsung, Motorola and many more.

Battery Revolution: BYD becomes one of the world’s largest producers of safe and reliable rechargeable batteries, driving innovation by reinvesting billions of dollars into research and development.

BYD enters the Automotive Industry: In 2003, BYD entered the automotive market and began to apply its battery expertise to the transportation industry. BYD’s unique combination of battery and automotive experience is now revolutionizing every aspect of clean transportation.

First Plug-in Hybrid, Warren Buffet Investment and Energy Expansion: The F3DM was launched and was the world’s first commercially available mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV). The F3DM could be charged from a regular electrical outlet and run up to 100km on its electric engine, before shifting to its gasoline-powered engine when it ran low on power. This milestone proved that the technology could be implemented at scale. In the same year, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway purchased a 10% stake in BYD, which investors viewed as a solid endorsement for the rapidly expanding firm. BYD also entered the solar power and energy storage sector.

First mass-produced Electric Vehicle: The BYD e6 became commercially available in 2011, two years after its conceptual debut, as the company’s first all-electric vehicle. The model featured a 82KW battery and a range of up to 400km. Since this first model, BYD has continuously enhanced its electric line-up, and now has several new models available across the globe.

BYD launches the Blade Battery: A little over a decade into its foray in the new energy vehicle industry, BYD launched the ultra-reliable and ultra-safe Blade Battery. The Blade Battery reflected BYD’s determination to resolve issues in battery safety, while also redefining safety and engineering standards for the entire industry. The Blade Battery is now featured in all BYD passenger cars, and BYD is also supplying a growing number of other new energy automakers with its proprietary battery technology.

BYD sells its 1-Millionth New Energy Vehicle: In 2021, BYD celebrated a significant production milestone by becoming one of the first new energy vehicle manufacturers globally to produce one million electric passenger cars. The one-millionth car was a Han. a premium sport sedan celebrated for its world-class design and extreme power.

BYD sells its 2-Millionth & 3-Millionth New Energy Vehicle: The year 2022 was a phenomenal year for BYD, as it rolled off its 2 millionth electric vehicle in May and its 3 millionth electric vehicle in November. While it took BYD 13 years to achieve its first 1 million new energy vehicle landmark, it took just one year to reach the 2 million mark, and just 6 months to reach 3 million. This showcased the massive acceleration globally in the industry.

BYD sells its 5-Millionth New Energy Vehicle & Relaunches in the Philippines: 2023 continued to be a record-breaking year for BYD, as it achieved its 5 millionth electric vehicle production milestone. This year also marked the relaunch of the BYD brand in the Philippines, as it appointed ACMobility (a member of the Ayala Group of Companies) as its new Philippine distributor.

BYD introduces its Super DM-i technology in the Philippines with the launch of the BYD Sealion 6 DM-i, which quickly earns accolades with the local motoring press, awarding it Car of the Year by the end of 2024.

With a strong, fruitful partnership with ACMobility, BYD continues its path to helping the Philippine market realize the advantages of NEVs by introducing even more groundbreaking vehicles.