The Turkish government has also taken action to support the country’s car makers by putting an extra 40% tariff on imports of Chinese vehicles.
In May, US President Joe Biden ramped up tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars, solar panels, steel and other goods.
The White House said the measures, which include a 100% border tax on electric cars from China, were a response to unfair policies and intended to protect US jobs.
BYD, which is backed by veteran US investor Warren Buffett, is the world’s second-largest EV company after Elon Musk’s Tesla.
The company has been rapidly expanding its production facilities outside China.
At the end of last year, BYD announced that it would build a manufacturing plant in EU member state Hungary.
It will be the firm’s first passenger car factory in Europe and is expected to create thousands of jobs.
On Thursday, BYD opened an EV plant in Thailand – its first factory in South East Asia.
BYD said the plant will have an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles and is projected to generate 10,000 jobs.
The company has also said it is planning to build a manufacturing plant in Mexico.