BYD Company stock faces European cybersecurity review request

Fourteen members of the European Parliament asked the European Commission on Wednesday, November 4, to assess whether BYD vehicles pose a security threat and whether restrictions should follow, Reuters reported. The request focuses on connected cars and their access to sensitive European infrastructure.

Lawmakers Seek Cybersecurity Assessment

The lawmakers asked the European Union's cybersecurity agency to assess the potential threat and consider whether BYD should be included on a list of high-risk suppliers. They also raised possible limits on Chinese vehicles entering strategic dual-use infrastructure and public procurement.

The initiative is an assessment request, not an EU-wide sales restriction. The European Commission typically has six weeks to respond to written questions from members of the European Parliament. Reuters also reported that the French lawmaker leading the effort urged France to consider measures concerning connected Chinese vehicles.

The issue adds a policy risk to BYD's European expansion. The company has a production facility in Hungary and is planning additional plants on the continent, factors that could support access to European procurement even as lawmakers debate restrictions on Chinese-connected vehicles.

BYD Rejects Data Access Claims

BYD told Reuters that data processed or stored in its vehicles or cloud systems cannot be remotely accessed from China. The company said customers remain in control of their data and that BYD Europe does not make the information available to BYD entities or third parties in China.

Reuters said the European debate follows a separate decision by the U.S. military to ban BYD vehicles from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, citing an unacceptable and unmitigable risk without detailing the specific concerns. That development raises the possibility that scrutiny of connected Chinese vehicles could extend beyond procurement rules.

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More news and analyses on BYD Company stock will track the European response and the company's next policy and operating updates.