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Old 09-07-2021, 11:23 PM   #80 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
IIRC their core business is batteries for cellphones.
The core business for BYD Electrical is cell phones. BYD Automotive is a separate company that is independently valued at $114 billion as of today. That is about what GM and Ford are valued combined

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In some cases like say Ford or GM, you have to consider legacy liabilities in their value. So a startup car maker may not have factories but they also don't have 200,000 employees producing nothing but still collecting paychecks, and getting $5 copays on $1000 doctor visits.
GM handed over responsibility for retiree healthcare to the UAW in the bankruptcy.
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