BYD Faces Environmental Investigation at Hungary EV Plant

Police are investigating alleged environmental violations at BYD’s first EU electric vehicle plant. 

Attendees look at a BYD Dolphin during the 2022 Central China International Auto Show in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on July 14, 2022. Getty Images

Hungarian police are investigating BYD over suspected breaches of environmental rules at its electric vehicle factory site in Szeged.

The Csongrád-Csanád County Government Office filed a criminal complaint on May 12 against BYD Auto Hungary Kft for failing to comply with the conditions of its environmental permit, according to state news agency MTI.