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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Warren Buffett just sold his entire stake in Tesla-rival BYD as profits fall and tariff questions rise

Warren Buffett speaks onstage at the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit on October 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for FORTUNE)
  • Berkshire Hathaway has fully exited its stake in Chinese EV-maker BYD, ending a 17-year investment that began in 2008. The sale, part of a broader portfolio reduction, comes after BYD’s profits slowed and Mexico’s recent tariff hike on Chinese vehicles.

For the majority of the past two decades, Chinese EV-maker BYD has been able to hang its hat on the fact that famed investor Warren Buffett held a stake in its business. That’s no longer the case, according to a recent filing from Berkshire Hathaway.

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