Warren Buffett s Chinese Car Company Suffered Setbacks Including Fines,

Warren Buffett's Chinese car company BYD Co. has been a success for the billionaire, but the company has suffered some setbacks recently and his profits have eroded, according to a Business Insider report.

According to a Bloomberg report, "BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker part- owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. [NYSE:BRK.A], was fined and ordered to surrender seven factories after a dispute over land use in central China. BYD received a 2.95 million yuan ($442,000) fine and will have the factories in Xi'an, Shaanxi confiscated, according to a statement posted today on the Ministry of Land and Resources website."

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