BYD Workforce Surpasses One Million Employees, Outnumbering Major Global Automakers Combined

Chinese automaker BYD has expanded its headcount beyond 1.02 million employees, a total that now exceeds the combined workforces of Toyota, General Motors, Ford, and Tesla. The electric vehicle and battery manufacturing giant added roughly 150,000 workers over the course of just ten months. The rapid payroll growth underscores BYD's aggressive vertical integration strategy across vehicle production, cell manufacturing, and electronics.