BYD moves ahead with Pakistan EV plant as govt pushes to deepen localisation

Pakistan is intensifying its drive to develop a domestic electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing ecosystem as Chinese auto giant BYD Group moves ahead with plans to expand its local production facility and deepen localisation in partnership with Mega Motor Company. The development came to light during a meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and a delegation of BYD Group and Mega Motor Company (MMC) led by Liu Xueliang, Vice President of BYD Group and General Manager, BYD Asia Pacific Auto Sales Division, and Aly Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Mega Motor Company (Private) Limited, at the Finance Division on Thursday, read an official statement.