This expansion strengthens Europe’s electric CV supply chain, reducing reliance on Asian imports and supporting regional job creation in green manufacturing.

From groundbreaking electric and hydrogen-powered buses to next-gen battery platforms, AI-enabled mobility, and innovative drivetrain technology, UITP 2025 underscored how commercial vehicle OEMs in the public transport space are accelerating toward a zero-emission, data-rich future.

While BYD did not disclose a definitive timeline for series production or announce any major fleet contracts, the company confirmed that the B13.b will be built at its European bus manufacturing facility in Komárom, Hungary, with production expected to commence later this year.

Produced in Spain, the BYD-Castrosua 12-metre eBuses have been built on the BYD electric chassis with Castrasua 'Nelec' electric bus bodywork.

BYD trucks imported into Europe will be equipped with both Geotab’s hardware and software, that collects and transmits vehicle data which includes safety analytics, trip data, zone activity, electric vehicle statistics, exception events, GPS tracking, and more.

BYD Europe is set to supply 92 electric buses to the Flanders-based public transport operator, De Lijn. The EUR 42 million order consists of 92 standard 12-metre electric buses, set to be delivered next year.

Produced in Spain, the BYD-Castrosua 12-metre eBuses has been built on the BYD electric chassis with Castrasua 'Nelec' electric bus bodywork.

At the IAA Transportation 2022, BYD launched two new electric trucks, the BYD ETM6, a 7.5 tons gvw truck for the urban delivery truck market and the BYD ETH8 (19 tons) for general distribution,  waste collection and recycling - marking its entry into the European e-truck market.

The BYD-Castrosua 12-metre eBuses will be built on the BYD electric chassis and incorporate the Castrosua NELEC body.

BYD Europe, the European subsidiary of Shenzhen, China-based BYD Auto Co Ltd has received its first order for an 18-metre articulated e-bus from the Iberian Peninsula.

BYD Europe, the subsidiary of BYD Auto Co, has received an order for 48 units of its 12-metre low-entry e-bus from Hungary’s largest public transport operator, Volánbusz Zrt.

Electric bus manufacturer, BYD Europe BV from its plant in Hungary has delivered the majority of what it claims is Europe’s largest single order for electric buses to Keolis Nederland BV.