In 2009, BYD sold over 430, 000 automobiles, more than double its year-earlier shipments and ranking as one of the largest domestic auto manufacturers in China, LAEDC said.

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BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle maker backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, plans to locate the U.S. headquarters of three separate operating divisions in Los Angeles, according to an announcement on the Web site of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC).

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