President Launches Production of Electric Vehicles in Jizzakh Region

As part of the business program of the state visit, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the headquarters and technology center of the leading Chinese company “BYD” in Shenzhen.

The company is a global leader in the production of modern innovative cars and new-generation batteries.

There was a presentation of the company’s achievements, a demonstration of the manufactured and promising types of cars and other machines, as well as of the new generation of technologies and advanced developments of the company.

The Head of our state, together with the President of the Company Wang Chuanfu, took part in the launching ceremony of the project for the assembly of hybrid and electric cars in Jizzakh region with a capacity of 50 thousand units per year.

The President pointed out the need to expand the model range in the near future based on the market demand and increase production capacity up to 300 thousand units per year.

The company’s plans to set up assembly of BYD electric buses in our country with localization of spare parts and establishment of engineering and service centers were also supported.

In the course of the visit, YANGWANG U8 car was gifted to the Uzbek President to mark the delivery of the company’s 10-thousandth car to Uzbekistan.