GCEIP 500 Company profile
BYD
BYD reported more than 4.6 million new-energy vehicle deliveries in 2025, with exports above one million. That production scale puts a Chinese manufacturer at the centre of the global shift to electric mobility.
The company
What it does
BYD makes passenger and commercial vehicles, rechargeable batteries, electronics and energy-storage products. Its automotive business spans plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles, supported by manufacturing and sales operations in China and overseas markets.
Across markets
BYD’s 2025 company release reports more than 4.6 million new-energy vehicle deliveries and exports exceeding one million units. Those figures show how quickly its manufacturing and export business has scaled. Electric vehicles can reduce tailpipe emissions during use, while their total climate and environmental effects also depend on electricity sources, battery materials, manufacturing and vehicle lifetime. The company’s delivery count alone cannot establish net emissions avoided.
The company’s footprint and context are linked to the public sources below.
GCEIP view
What the record tells us
TIME named BYD in its 2022 and 2023 TIME100 Companies lists, and again in 2025. The 2026 TIME appearance is outside this edition’s period. These are editorial company selections; the evidence does not describe them as judged automotive awards. The repeated selection sits alongside a measurable business story: rising vehicle output and exports. GCEIP should explain both while keeping the recognition count separate from any claim about environmental benefit.
Published recognition
Selected results
See published awards and company-list results 4 sources
- TIME100 Most Influential Companies · 2025View source
TIME100 Companies selection
Named by TIME editors among 105 businesses for company-specific influence, impact, innovation, ambition or success; analysis of the specific business case pending
- TIME100 Most Influential Companies · 2023View source
Titans
Electric vehicles and batteries
- TIME100 Most Influential Companies · 2026View source
TIME editorial selection; category descriptor, not award citation
TIME descriptor: Best-selling EVs
- TIME100 Most Influential Companies · 2022View source
Titans
Electric vehicles in China