A normal BYD-dealer somewhere in China. Left: BYD president Wang Chuanfu accepts BusinessWeek ‘Star of Asia’ award from former US president Bill Clinton in 2007. Right: president Wang with investor Warren Buffet. Message: president Wang had powerful friends, so his cars are good.

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