{"id":11228,"date":"2026-05-13T14:31:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/11228\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:31:06","slug":"byd-looks-to-acquire-third-eu-plant-stellantis-on-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/11228\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD looks to acquire third EU plant, Stellantis on shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tBYD looks to acquire third EU plant, Stellantis on shortlist | Automotive World<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"skip-to-content\" href=\"#main\"><br \/>\n  Skip to content<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-excerpt\">BYD is building European manufacturing capacity not for where the market is, but where it expects it to be in five years. By Stewart Burnett<\/p>\n<p>BYD is in talks with Stellantis and other European automakers about acquiring one or more of their underutilised factories in the region, with Italy explicitly named as a priority destination. The potential acquisition would sit alongside its plants in Hungary and Turkey\u2014both due to begin mass production later in 2026\u2014and could effectively shelve a planned greenfield development in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>    Subscribe to Automotive World to continue reading<\/p>\n<p class=\"h3\">Sign up now and gain unlimited access to our news, analysis, data, and research<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button hollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.automotiveworld.com\/plans\/subscriptions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Already a member? <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nupwWvgebH\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automotiveworld.com\/analysis\/byd-looks-to-acquire-third-eu-plant-stellantis-on-shortlist\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BYD looks to acquire third EU plant, Stellantis on shortlist<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;BYD looks to acquire third EU plant, Stellantis on shortlist&#8221; &#8212; Automotive World\" src=\"https:\/\/www.automotiveworld.com\/analysis\/byd-looks-to-acquire-third-eu-plant-stellantis-on-shortlist\/embed\/#?secret=vY2kPAnu5z#?secret=nupwWvgebH\" data-secret=\"nupwWvgebH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/8129034\" title=\"Join our LinkedIn group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/www.automotiveworld.com\/app\/themes\/aw-2023\/public\/images\/linkedin-logo.809062.svg\" alt=\"Join our LinkedIn group\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/8129034\" title=\"Join our LinkedIn group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join<\/a> our LinkedIn Group<\/p>\n<p>Let us help you understand the future of mobility<\/p>\n<p class=\"gform_required_legend\">&#8220;*&#8221; indicates required fields<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">Welcome back , to continue browsing the site, please click here<\/p>\n<p>We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 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