In the early 2000s, BYD was still very low-key.
At the time, its main business was mobile phone batteries, and it had already become the world's second-largest battery manufacturer.
At the same time, it had begun entering the automobile sector, acquiring a small local automaker called Qinchuan Automobile.
If they were talking about a joint venture, BYD did qualify.
But what Wang Ye was considering was that if Russian Automobile Industry Group partnered with BYD, it could only bring Volvo over for production. Land Rover and Jaguar were out of the question.
Because high-end automobile brands cared greatly about their "pedigree"...
BYD had only just entered the automobile industry and was positioned at the very low end. The new models it had launched were also extremely cheap—one could even call them low-priced!
If luxury cars like Land Rover and Jaguar had "BYD Land Rover" or "BYD Jaguar" attached to their names, all their prestige would vanish in an instant...
How could they still talk about being the "royal choice" or having "noble bloodlines"?
So for Russian Automobile Industry Group, sole ownership would naturally be best!
Mayor Zhang felt somewhat troubled by the condition Wang Ye had proposed.
That was already established national policy. How could he possibly change it...
But since Wang Ye had raised the matter, he could not reject it outright. Whether it worked out or not, he at least had to let the other party see that he had truly done everything he could!
So he patted his chest and promised, "Mr. Mikhail, please rest assured! I'll personally make a trip to the capital and have a proper discussion with the leaders. But whether it can ultimately be approved, I can't guarantee..."
Wang Ye nodded and said with a smile, "That's fine. Just do your best. If