Transportation
China’s BYD Visits Mexico’s Jalisco State as Potential Site for EV Plant
- Company has ramped up presence in the Mexican auto market
- Jalisco is looking to attract investment from EV makers
China’s top electric-vehicle maker, BYD Co., sent a delegation to the Mexican state of Jalisco to consider building an EV plant there.
Company executives from China met with state officials last week, according to Roberto Arechederra, Jalisco’s economic development secretary. The company also met with Chinese suppliers already in Jalisco, such as Haitian, which makes machines for autoparts, he said in an interview.