2023-04-22 09:30:00
Although the plans are still to take over the old Ford factory in Bahia, in Camaçari, the possibility of BYD building a new factory in the state has increased; and some municipalities are fighting to receive the new plant.
After a meeting between the executives of the Chinese conglomerate, the governor of Bahia, Jerônimo Rodrigues, and the president of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the possibility of BYD building a factory instead of taking over the plant that belonged to Ford increased, as reported the international website Archyde.com.
Under the shadow of this possibility, two cities in the state have already spoken out as possible candidates. Salvador and Feira de Santana would like to receive the new manufacturing complex, which may become the brand’s vehicle supplier for all of Latin America.
In an interview on the A Tarde website, the mayor of Feira de Santana, Colbert Martins Filho, defended the installation of the factory in the city:
“I spoke up because I read that the company would be able to build its own factory, and I said that Feira de Santana is in a position to receive it. And I think that, with the arrival of companies to Bahia, in addition to Salvador and Camaçari, other cities in Bahia, such as Feira de Santana, have to be on the radar,” said the mayor.
At the meeting, BYD executives also took the opportunity to strengthen ties with the Brazilian government, pointing out items that may be important for the factory to get off the ground.
Among them, the creation of lines of credit, aimed mainly at the population with lower incomes, in addition to taxi drivers and application drivers, the possibility of exemption from paying IPVA, and the use of EV models as official vehicles, ambulances and even transport. public.
“The intention is to create a national policy to stimulate electric cars so that we can comply with our international environmental agreements and generate jobs,” said Jerônimo Rodrigues, governor of Bahia, at a press conference.
BYD is a Chinese conglomerate responsible for BYD Auto and BYD Electronic. The company is responsible for manufacturing cars, buses, electric bicycles, trucks, forklifts, solar panels and rechargeable batteries, and is one of the most popular names on the planet when it comes to electric cars.
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