BYD, Warren Buffett's Berkshire go separate ways after reaping big gains

Legendary US investor bags another win while Chinese automaker faces new challenges

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Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett, second from right, and Charlie Munger, second from left, attend a BYD launch event with the automaker's founder Wang Chuanfu and Microsoft founder Bill Gates in Beijing in September 2010. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE

TOKYO -- The final selloff of BYD shares by Berkshire Hathaway marks the end of an era for both the Chinese automaker and the legendary U.S. investor, and symbolizes the shifting relationship between the world's two largest economies.

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