"We didn't get the chance to build from the ground up; rather, we started off at a disadvantage." At the Tokyo Auto Show, Liu Xueliang, General Manager of BYD's Asia - Pacific Automotive Sales Division, engaged in a conversation with Taidu Garage and spoke with a calm yet resolute tone. Liu disclosed that his initial overseas task wasn't about standing on a stage for a product launch event. Instead, he found himself in the defendant's stand in a Tokyo courtroom. Back in the early 2000s, BYD was still a relatively small battery company, going head - to - head with Japanese manufacturing behemoths such as Panasonic and Sony. "During that period, we were practically unknown in Japan, which made it an uphill battle to win over customers," Liu reminisced.
