BYD’s Xian car plant resumes normal production after three weeks of disruption due to Covid-19 outbreak

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‘Operation at the factory in Xian has basically become normal,’ Shenzhen-based carmaker says

BYD’s sales increased 231.6 per cent last year to 593,745 NEVs, making it the world’s largest maker of NEVs

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Robotic arms paint a car at the BYD’s Xian plant in Shaanxi province. Photo: China Daily via Reuters

Daniel Ren

Published: 6:34pm, 14 Jan 2022Updated: 9:46pm, 14 Jan 2022

BYD, China’s largest new-energy vehicle (NEV) maker by sales, said production at its factory in Xian has returned to normal following three weeks of disruption because of lockdown measures following an outbreak of Covid-19.

“Operation at the factory in Xian has basically become normal,” the Shenzhen-based carmaker said on Friday. “Production volume was dented by the lockdown to a certain extent.”

The carmaker did not elaborate on the impact of the lockdown on its delivery and sales.

BYD, backed by Warren Buffett, said in late December that lockdown measures in the northwestern city of Xian – home to the Terracotta Warriors – forced it to cut production at its manufacturing base built seven years ago.

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Senior officials in Xian dismissed from posts as city turns corner on Covid-19 outbreak

At that time, the company, 7.9 per cent owned by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, said it was doing its utmost to overcome the situation.