Chinese electric vehicle company BYD is setting up an assembly plant in Pakistan, and it is expected to start its local production sometime in mid2026. According to a Reuters report, the company is looking to roll out locally assembled electric vehicles that aim to meet the demand and be able to price them competitively.
BYD has entered the Pakistan market in partnership with Mega Motor Company, a subsidiary of Pakistani utility Hub Power. BYD is looking to meet the growing demand for EVs in Pakistan and other emerging markets in the region. The Chinese EV maker began the construction of its plant in April near Karachi with the help of the EV incentives provided by the local government.
Speaking to Reuters, Danish Khaliq, vice president of sales and strategy at BYD Pakistan, confirmed that the construction work of the assembly plant began in April 2025 and is looking to have a capacity of 25,000 units annually. These are initial numbers, and Khaliq didn’t reveal the timeline of when the mass market production will begin or the total capacity of the plant.
Khaiiq clarified that the BYD plant is an assembling unit, and the company will first focus on the Pakistan market and then expand its footprint to other righthand drive countries.
BYD began importing EVs in Pakistan in March this year and is aiming to take a massive slice of 30% to 35% of the market share. Currently, the company is selling two EVs—the Seal and the Atto 3. The EV sedan, the Seal, is available in two trims—Dynamic and Premium—and is priced at Rs 14,790,000 (Pakistan), which is around Rs 45 lakh in Indian rupees. The Atto 3, on the other hand, comes in one variant—Advance—and costs Rs 8,990,000 (Pakistan), which is around Rs 27 lakh (Indian rupee). BYD will soon be launching the EV pickup truck, the Shark, in the Pakistani market.
