BYD fully opens 16 GWh Xi'an battery plant to scale EV cells in 2026
The 7 billion yuan facility in Shaanxi province anchors mass production of second-generation Blade Batteries to support over one million electric vehicles assembled locally.
LCBy Lian Chen, China bureau chief··Updated September 30, 2026·3 min read
ShareLinkedInXWhatsAppEmailTechnicians oversee robotic arms assembling battery packs along an automated conveyor line at an electric vehicle battery plant. (AI-generated image)
BYD brought its 7 billion yuan ($984 million) traction battery plant in Xi'an into full commercial production on Sept. 30, 2026, scaling captive cell output for electric passenger vehicles.
The facility operates in the Qinhan Autonomous Driving Industrial Park inside Shaanxi province's Xixian New Area. It covers 89 hectares and delivers an annual nameplate capacity of 16 gigawatt-hours.
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China bureau chief — Lian Chen leads China coverage, reporting on EV and battery manufacturing scale, solar, and the export-control regime around critical inputs.
