China’s BYD Eyes Mexico’s Jalisco State for Potential EV Plant

China’s top electric-vehicle maker, BYD Co., sent a delegation to the Mexican state of Jalisco to consider building an EV plant there.

Company executives from China met with state officials last week, according to Roberto Arechederra, Jalisco’s economic development secretary. The company also met with Chinese suppliers already in Jalisco, such as Haitian, which makes machines for autoparts, he said in an interview.

“The company conducted a very in-depth analysis of how many educational centers there are, population volumes near the places where they could put their plant,” Arechederra said. “They saw the ecosystem of the state, ...