AsianFin -- China’s top automaker BYD is pushing back mass production at its new electric vehicle plant in Hungary to 2026 and plans to operate the facility below capacity for at least two years, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Meanwhile, BYD is accelerating its timeline in Turkey, where lower labor costs are prompting the company to begin vehicle production earlier than planned and significantly exceed initial output targets, one of the sources said.
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