Brazilian President Lula inaugurates BYD electric car factory in Bahia

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and BYD president Wang Chuanfu inaugurated a new electric car factory in Camaçari, Bahia on Thursday, which aims to produce 600,000 vehicles annually.

The company also unveiled a limited-edition Song Pro COP30 model powered by what it says is the world’s first plug-in hybrid flex-fuel engine, a technology designed for Brazil’s sugar cane-based ethanol market.