Source: Global Times
On April 23, the website 247 News of Brazil published an article titled "Visiting the City that will Host BYD's Mega Factory." The reporter visited BYD's super factory located in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province on the 23rd. This is one of the most ambitious projects in the global automotive industry. Currently, this factory is BYD's largest comprehensive production base, producing 545,000 new energy vehicles in 2024. Not only does this factory reflect the brand's leading position in Brazil's electric vehicle market, but it also embodies Zhengzhou's new strategic status in the global automotive industry.
The BYD factory in Zhengzhou was built at an unprecedented speed: from signing to project commencement took only 37 days, production began 17 months later, and seven months after that, BYD's 6 millionth new energy vehicle rolled off the line. Today, the production line at this factory can produce one new energy vehicle every minute.
BYD leads in Brazil's electric vehicle sector with sales exceeding 76,000 units in 2024, accounting for 7 out of every 10 electric vehicles sold in the country. In the hybrid vehicle market, the brand also has a strong share, with one out of every four sold vehicles being from BYD.
Zhengzhou, located in the heart of China, is the capital city of Henan Province and has become one of the most dynamic industrial centers in the country. In 2024, Zhengzhou's automobile production broke through 1 million units for the first time, making it one of China's major automotive hubs. Zhengzhou's GDP in 2024 exceeded 1.45 trillion yuan, growing by 5.7%, making it one of the main cities in the group of trillion-yuan GDP cities.
Besides economic development, Zhengzhou boasts rich cultural heritage: there are more than 10,000 types of cultural relics and historical sites, including two World Cultural Heritage sites—the "Heaven and Earth Center" historical architectural complex in Dengfeng and the Zhengzhou section of the Grand Canal of China. Zhengzhou is one of China's eight ancient capitals and one of the six key national large-scale site protection zones supported by the state.
Zhengzhou is at the forefront of technological development, home to over 6,000 high-tech enterprises. Its two major clusters—electronics and new energy vehicles—are developing strongly, heading toward the scale of tens of billions. The local industrial strength is equally impressive: one out of every nine smartphones globally and one out of every eight buses worldwide are produced in Zhengzhou. (Author: Guilherme Paradino, translated by Xiaopan)
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