Wang Chuanfu - BYD
The quiet man of cars
November 3, 2008 9:51 pm
Just over a month ago – when the Dow Jones index fell nearly 7 per cent, one of Wall Street’s worst days – Mr Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings bought a 10 ... Read more »
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