The President of Uzbekistan supported BYD’s plans to expand activities in our country

On June 27, as part of a trip to the Jizzakh region, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the President of BYD Wang Chuanfu, the press service of the head of our state reports.

The successful activities of the joint venture for the production of hybrid and electric cars in Jizzakh were noted with deep satisfaction. Today the first electric car rolled off the assembly line of the plant.

As a part of the first stage of the project, 160 million US dollars were invested and 1.2 thousand jobs were created. The company has organized high-tech production, including welding, painting and assembly.

During the meeting, the President of our country emphasized the need in the near future to expand the model range and increase production capacity to 500 thousand per year.

Particular attention is paid to projects for localizing components and spare parts to reduce production costs, as well as organizing the export of cars to the markets of Central Asia and the CIS.

The company’s plans to participate in the project for the development of “green” transport in our country were also supported. This is the creation of a joint innovative research center for personnel training, the development of technical regulations and standards for electric transport and the production of the latest generation Blade batteries and BYD electric buses.