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BYD posts tribute to commemorate Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger

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Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD paid tribute to the late Charlie Munger, the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman who played a key role in the automaker’s backing by Warren Buffett more than a decade ago. Munger was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 1, 1924. Munger passed away on November 28, 2023. He was 99 years old.

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Berkshire Hathaway execs praise Elon Musk, ‘taking on the impossible job’

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Appreciate the kind words from Warren & Charlie — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 6, 2023 Ironically, despite Buffet and Munger not wanting to be rivals to the Tesla CEO, they are currently a leading investor in Chinese automaker BYD , which has been one of their most successful investments in years. What do you think of the article?

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US tech industry during the 1990s.

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