How Manufacturing's Mockingbird Sings – General

english.caing.com — Auto technician Li Xuelin never dreamed of dismantling his boss' Mercedes Benz S300. But one day, that's exactly what the boss ordered Li and a half-dozen colleagues to do. It wasn't easy. At first, the technicians just stood beside the shiny black car, daring not to touch it. But eventually their boss and BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu broke the stalemate. Wang stepped up to the car and, with sweat on his brow, gouged the paint job with a car key. "Now you can start," he said.

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jaycasey 1 year 48 weeks ago

this is one reason I do my best not to buy products made in China. It's the principle.

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