BYD, an electric vehicle company headquartered in China, expanded its North American operations with the opening of a service center in San Carlos to give Northern California customers quick access to parts, care, and expertise for their BYD buses and trucks.
The new service center, located at 501 Bragato Road is 15,600 square feet and features two service bays, a high ceiling to accommodate BYD’s double-deck buses, a parts warehouse and equipment, according to the company.
BYD’s Bay Area and Central California customers include global tech companies, universities and several transit agencies such as Marin Transit, Napa Valley Vine Transit, Solano County’s Soltrans, Fresno County’s Rural Transit Agency, Tri Delta Transit and Monterey-Salinas Transit. Customers in the region are operating the 30-foot K7M, the 35-foot K9S, and the 40-foot K9M transit buses, the 23-foot C6 coach, the 35-foot C8 coach, and the C10MS, BYD’s 45-foot double-deck bus, the largest battery electric coach on the road, according to the company.
BYD employs more than 750 workers at its Lancaster manufacturing plant and nearly 900 nationwide, according to the company.
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