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Shining bright: A BYD logo being displayed at Auto China 2024 in Beijing on April 25, 2024.
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SINGAPORE – When the first Chinese passenger car landed here 18 years ago, it quickly gained notoriety as the nastiest vehicle to ever reach Singapore’s shores.
According to a Straits Times review published on July 22, 2006, the tiny Chery QQ’s noise insulation was so bad that it might have been quieter to drive with the windows down.
