BYD has more workers than Toyota, GM, Ford, and Tesla

Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD, revealed that the company employs over 1.02 million workers, significantly more than competitors like Toyota, which produces more vehicles with far fewer employees. In 2025, BYD manufactured 4.8 million vehicles, while Toyota produced 11.3 million with only 391,000 workers. Collectively, Toyota, GM, Ford, and Tesla employ 851,000 and produced 23.53 million vehicles. BYD's workforce includes 960,000 in China and 60,000 abroad, focusing on vertical integration by manufacturing components in-house. BYD's production efficiency stands at 5.3 cars per worker, compared to Tesla's 12.1 and Toyota's impressive 29 cars per employee, showcasing the latter's effective vertical integration strategy.