BYD targets 20,000 workers at Subang EV plant at full capacity
The manufacturer says its West Java facility employs around 6,000 people and has annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles.
BYD aims to increase employment at its Subang factory in West Java to 20,000 people when the facility reaches full capacity, from around 6,000 currently, according to Luther Panjaitan, head of public and government relations at PT BYD Motor Indonesia. He outlined the figures during Industry Minister M. Sarmuji’s visit on 13 November 2026.
The manufacturing facility represents an investment of around Rp11 trillion, occupies 126 hectares and can produce 150,000 vehicles annually. Luther said it was inaugurated in September 2026 after construction lasting about one and a half years.
Luther also said BYD’s vehicle deliveries had reached 19 million units by 2026. He claimed the Chinese company was the world’s largest electric-vehicle manufacturer and its leading automotive exporter, citing 35 years of activity across electronics, renewable energy, automotive manufacturing and rail transport.
In Indonesia, Luther said BYD had participated in the market since 2018 by supporting electric buses for Jakarta’s Transjakarta service, before supplying electric vehicles to taxi operator Bluebird. It worked with VKTR on a bus assembly facility in Magelang in 2022.
Following business discussions with the government, BYD decided to invest in Indonesia in 2023, Luther said. The company began its automotive industrial business in 2024 and built the Subang manufacturing facility.
