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BYD’s Runaway Growth Hits First Roadblocks in Setback for EV Maker

The Chinese automaker is grappling with slower sales growth and customer complaints.
BYD cars at a showroom in Makati City, Philippines on March 12.Photographer: Neil Jerome Morales/Bloomberg
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BYD’s meteoric rise looks to be slowing. The Chinese electric-vehicle powerhouse just reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, and customers are complaining about its God’s Eye driver-assistance product.