BYD Company Ltd and Toyota Motor Corporation of Tokyo have formed a new joint venture company, called BYD Toyota EV Technology Co Ltd for R&D in battery electric vehicles.

Electric bus manufacturer, BYD Company is celebrating two record orders from the American continent.

BYD Company of Shenzhen has expanded its North American operations by opening its first bus assembly plant in Canada. Located in Newmarket, Ontario, the site provides a 45,000 square-foot facility and is the first new electric bus plant to open in Ontario in a generation.

BYD Inc has expanded operations in North America by opening its first electric bus assembly plant in Newmarket.

Kyocera and BYD Japan Co Ltd have entered a joint project to develop an integrated renewable supply-demand energy system for electric vehicles.

BYD Co Ltd expects sales of its battery-powered buses to rise sharply in Japan with demand initially coming from the 2020 Olympic games.

Electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD Motors Inc, introduced its next generation 8Y, battery-electric yard tractor at the ACT Expo in California last month.

BYD Company Ltd at its headquarters in Shenzhen, has announced its development of the K12A , a 27m fully-electric bi-articulated low floor city bus offering a passenger capacity of 250 people.

The first deliveries of electric buses to local customers have been completed by BYD production facilities in France and Hungary.