BYD Electronic (International) Company Limited
Native name
比亚迪电子(国际)有限公司
Company typePublic (SEHK285)
Industryhandset components and assembly
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Headquarters,
China
Area served
China
Key people
Chairman: Mr. Wang Chuanfu
ParentBYD Company
Websiteelectronics.byd.com
BYD Electronic
Simplified Chinese比亚迪电子(国际)有限公司
Traditional Chinese比亞迪電子(國際)有限公司

BYD Electronic (International) Company Limited is a Chinese company manufacturing handset components and assembling mobile phones for its customers,[1] which have included Nokia[2] and Motorola.[3] An OEM[1]/ODM,[4] the company is a spin-off of BYD Company[1] initially being a subsidiary of that company.

History

Created as a subsidiary of BYD Co Ltd in 2002,[5] it issued an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2007[6] having been incorporated in Hong Kong on June 14, 2007.[5]

Production bases

BYD Electronic has production bases both inside and outside of China. There are three overseas factories:[3] one in Cluj, Romania;[7] a Komárom, Hungary, production base that was acquired through the February 2008 purchase of Mirae Hungary Industrial Manufacturer Ltd;[7] and a Chennai, India, base, which was also completed in 2008.[7] In addition, BYD Electronic has production bases in Huizhou, Tianjin, and at Baolong Industrial Park, Longgang District, Shenzhen.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "BYD Electronic (International) Co Ltd 2007 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  2. ^ Warren Buffett looks to electric car in BYD stake marketwatch.com Oct 9, 2008, 5:45 p.m. EST
  3. ^ a b Marc Gunther (13 April 2009). "Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD". Fortune. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  4. ^ "BYD Co Ltd 2008 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  5. ^ a b About Us Archived 2008-10-04 at the Wayback Machine BYD Electronic Official Site
  6. ^ Company Profile Archived 2009-08-26 at the Wayback Machine BYD Auto Official Site
  7. ^ a b c "BYD ELECTRONIC BYD ELECTRONIC IINTERIM REPORT 2008 (2008-09-25)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2009.