While other automakers’ sales slipped drastically in the first quarter of 2022, BYD saw a 180% increase in sales, with their net income rising by 241%, comparable to Tesla’s 246% surge in earnings in the same timeframe. The impact of supply chain disruption and semiconductor chip shortage was significant on the global automobile industry, but the strict anti-covid measures in many parts of China coupled with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war caused many automobile production lines in China to come to a complete standstill, including the Tesla Shanghai facility. BYD manufactures its own batteries and chips and was able to protect itself from the supply chain shock. It is also amongst the fastest automobile companies to phase out traditional internal combustion vehicles, which puts it