Szeged Mayor László Botka has visited BYD’s first European car plant, confirming that several production halls are already finished and that the project will create several thousand new jobs, local media reports.
He said the factory has already hired 960 employees, of whom 70% are Hungarian, mostly local residents, with additional recruitment planned from the wider region, including Makó and northern Vojvodina.
Botka emphasized that the investment will not include battery manufacturing or chemical‑industry activity, and production lines will be located several kilometers from residential areas.
The project also includes several hectares of new green and recreational space and must comply with the strictest Hungarian and EU environmental and health standards.
Initial production began with test manufacturing in January, and the first model expected from the line is the Dolphin Surf, with an annual capacity of 150,000 cars, which may later expand to 300,000.
