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0Ailing BYD prepares for layoffs in China 1315312140
Sometimes building the dream involves a little un-building and renovation. Such is the case with China's BYD (an acronym for Build Your Dreams) that, two years ago, made Warren Buffet a billion dollars in profit and made its chairman Wang Chuanfu the richest man in China, but by the end of last ...
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WikiLeaks reveals disturbing business practices of Buffett's BYD 1299789000
2009 BYD F3DM – Click above for high-res image galleryAre Chinese cars nothing more than cheap copies of other automaker's products in other parts of the world? That's a question that's been asked rather widely for the last several years as the numbers of large Chinese automakers has ... -
BYD: Want to sell our cars? Sell our light bulbs too! 1294961280
BYD E6 at 2011 Detroit Motor Show – Click above for high-res image galleryChina automaker BYD is in no hurry to launch in the States, and it shows in its plan. BYD has been displaying cars at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for three years now, and it originally ... -
Big Trouble in Little China: BYD profit falls 99 percent 1288182660
Wang Chan Fu, BYD ChairmanWarren Buffet-backed BYD is in trouble. The Chinese automaker saw profits fall by an astounding 99 percent in the third quarter. The fall was the second largest among the 982 stocks that make up the MSCI Asia Pacific Index. The company saw sales fall by a hefty 25 ... -
To Chuanfu! Thanks for Everything, Warren Buffett 1254522540
Wang Chuanfu (above), the founder of Chinese battery manufacturer and automaker BYD is reportedly the richest man in all of China. Already a wealthy man, Bloomberg reports that Chuanfu has jumped a startling 102 places to land himself atop Hurun Rich List, an annual wealth index chronicling the ...
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Warren Buffett reportedly rakes in $1B profits on BYD in less than one year 1249394460
2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image galleryYou don't get to hold the title of The Richest Person in the World – a title oft-owned by either Bill Gates or Warren Buffett at any given time – without knowing how to make sound financial decisions. While not all of Warren ... -
Warren Buffet invests $300m in Harley-Davidson 1233756000
Harley-Davidson has announced that Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway group will invest $300 million in the motorcycle maker by through a purchasee of senior unsecured notes that will mature in 2014. These funds match a similar investment by Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., which is already the ...
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World's Richest Man invests in RVs 1231248660
Everyone's broke. Gas prices keep rising and falling. America's three largest manufacturers of recreational vehicles are losing money like their pockets are full of holes. Perfect time to invest.Well, it is if you're Warren Buffett, the richest man in the world, who has made an art out of "buy low, ...
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Warren Buffet recharges his batteries with investment in BYD 1222869480
Chinese battery manufacturer BYD can now be mentioned in the same breath as Goldman Sachs: both have recently been given the blue-chip imprimatur by U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffet. The Oracle of Omaha's MidAmerican Energy Holdings has bought a 10-percent stake in BYD for $230 million.BYD ...
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Warren Buffett is impressed by Rick Wagoner and buys a Caddy to prove it 1149611100
Warren Buffett was impressed after watching CEO Rick Wagoner's performance on CBS's "Face the Nation" a couple of months ago. So, the Oracle of Omaha faxed a note to Wagoner praising him for his work in front of the TV cameras, and promised that his next vehicle would be a Cadillac. Buffett ...

