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BYD is taking over the world. It has just met its match
Chinese firms may face crippling tariffs when Donald Trump takes charge. They will have to find workarounds – as they have done in the past.
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BYD’s ascent exemplifies the rise of the adaptive Chinese enterprise, with a demonstrated capacity to anticipate and respond decisively to disruption.
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The creation of the modern car introduced several American and European names to the world in the late 1800s to early 1900s.
The list includes Carl Benz, father of the automobile industry, credited with building the first petrol-powered car, Rudolf Diesel who invented diesel and the diesel engine, and Henry Ford, whose Model T not only became a household car but also birthed the modern manufacturing assembly line.
