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Article: China aims to go higher-tech Low-cost manufacturing gives way to greater ambitions
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David Barboza The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
07-31-2008
China aims to go higher-tech Low-cost manufacturing gives way to greater ambitions
Byline: David Barboza The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 2R
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS
SHENZHEN, China --
Few people have heard of the BYD Corp. - BYD for Build Your Dream - but this little-known company has grown into the world's second- largest battery producer in less than a decade of existence. Now it plans to make a great leap forward by producing its own cars.
"We'd like to make a green energy car, a plug-in," said Paul Lin, a BYD marketing executive. "We think we can do that."
Even in go-go China, such lofty ...