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Does BYD Company Limited support Israel?
Yes — BYD Company Limited has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Car & automotive brands · Companies that support Israel
Background
BYD's Israeli presence has two distinct layers. Its electric-bus business has supplied Israeli public-transport operators directly for over a decade — from Tel Aviv's first electric bus with Dan in 2013 to Egged's 100-bus Haifa order in 2021. Its passenger cars, launched in 2022, are sold through Shlomo Motors, an independent Israeli distributor whose own actions are its own; BYD's corporate role is the appointment of the distributor, the market entry, and its official promotion of Israeli sales, where the Atto 3 became the country's best-selling car.
BYD (official press release) CnEVPost (Atto 3 best-selling model in Israel)
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government contract | 2013-08 | — | Dan Bus Company (Tel Aviv public-transport operator, Israel) BYD supplied Israel's first full-size electric bus, the BYD ebus, which Dan Bus Company — Israel's leading urban bus operator — put into service on Line 5 in Tel Aviv. BYD announced the launch on its own European newsroom; Dan said it planned to invest 85 million euros in electric buses over five years toward an emissions-free quarter of its fleet, and later expanded its BYD electric fleet. | |
| Government contract | 2021-11 | — | Egged (Israel's largest public-transport operator) BYD won the majority share of Israel's largest-ever electric-bus tender: an order from Egged for 100 twelve-metre BYD eBuses for Haifa, announced on BYD's own newsroom, with delivery planned before the end of 2022. Egged had been a BYD customer since 2017 and already ran 24 BYD electric buses in Haifa and Jerusalem, out of 37 BYD eBuses then operating across Israel. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2022-08-02 | — | Israeli passenger-vehicle market (distribution via Shlomo Motors, an independent Israeli company) BYD announced its passenger-car entry into Israel, appointing Shlomo Motors — an independent Israeli automotive company with 38 branches, not a BYD subsidiary — as national distributor for its New Energy Vehicles, with first deliveries via Eilat port and four showrooms from September 2022. The market entry and its promotion are BYD's corporate decisions (its newsroom has since celebrated leading Israeli EV sales, with the Atto 3 becoming Israel's best-selling car); day-to-day sales and service are run by the independent distributor. |
Frequently asked questions
Did BYD Company Limited donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but BYD Company Limited has documented support of other kinds (Government contract, Operations in Israel). See the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 9 distinct sources are cited for BYD Company Limited. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-29
- BYD Europe (official announcement) bydeurope.com
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- BYD Europe (official announcement) bydeurope.com
- electrive electrive.com
- Sustainable Bus sustainable-bus.com
- BYD (official press release) byd.com
- CnEVPost cnevpost.com
- BYD (official newsroom, Israel EV sales lead) byd.com
- CnEVPost (Atto 3 best-selling model in Israel) cnevpost.com