Meanwhile engineers at BYD's research and developmentcenter in Shanghai are working on rechargeable batteries that can be used in future generations of electric vehicles and electric hybrids.
"We looked around Asia and saw that China had the greatest need for management training, " says Rui Shujie, account manager at the Center for Business Skills Development, which began operating in Shanghai two years ago in affiliation with Arizona's Thunderbird school of international management.
General Motors has also spent billions on technical, design and development facilities across China, including a joint advanced technical center and proving grounds outside Shanghai.