Chinese EV maker BYD to spin off chip unit amid global shortage

Analysts say company already self-sufficient in semiconductors

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BYD's chip business generated $224 million in revenue last year.  © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- BYD, one of China's largest makers of electric cars and buses, is moving ahead with plans to list its semiconductor subsidiary even as rivals scramble to acquire chips to keep up production of their vehicles.

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