September 6, 2026
The $150m BYD electric-vehicle assembly plant at Gharo in Sindh has missed a second target date, with the joint-venture operator declining to explain the delay or comment on localisation plans.
July 9, 2026
China's BYD is set to begin assembling electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles at its new Pakistan plant this month, in partnership with Mega Motor Company — a subsidiary of Hub Power. The $150 million facility near Karachi will initially produce 25,000 units annually using semi-knocked-down kits, with non-electric components sourced locally. BYD is targeting a 30–35% share of Pakistan's growing EV segment.
July 5, 2026
Pakistan and China are entering a new phase of CPEC cooperation focused on industrialisation, pharmaceuticals, information technology, and critical minerals — a shift from the infrastructure-heavy first phase toward higher-value economic integration. BYD will begin assembling electric and hybrid vehicles in Pakistan by July-August 2026, and a Pakistan-China pharma and biotech B2B conference is scheduled for Karachi in mid-July.
June 26, 2026
Chinese EV giant BYD is set to begin local assembly near Karachi in the second half of 2026, a $150 million bet landing just as Pakistan's car market stages a sharp recovery.
BYD logo is depicted in an electric car in a dealership in Reze near Nanny, France, March 27th 2025. – Reuters 25,000 units under construction near Karachi. The local unit targets a 30-35% share of the department. The receipt of BYD’s Shark 6 to start on Friday. Karachi: The Chinese BYD electric vehicles plans to develop its first car in Pakistan until July or August 2026 to record the growing demand for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the area, the company manager said on Wednesday. Byd, the world’s leading EV manufacturer, is rapidly expanding outside its domestic market, where
BYD is emerging as a formidable competitor to Tesla and is on track to overtake the latter as the world’s largest EV maker In this file photo taken on Oct. 17, 2022, Chinese automaker BYD’s electric BYD Seal berline is shown on the first day of the Paris Motor Show. — AFP BYD delegation on fact-finding visit to Pakistan, BoI says. Expresses interest in talks with government, local partners. BYD is on track to overtake Tesla as the largest EV maker. ISLAMABAD: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD, which is a fierce competitor to Tesla, is considering investing in Pakistan’s
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