EV maker was placed on ‘dirty list’; days later, it was removed and top inspector was fired
BYD vehicles roll off the production line at the company’s plant in Camacari, in northeastern Brazil, on Feb. 3. © Reuters
KENJI KAWASE, NIKI MIZUGUCHI and JAMES HAND-CUKIERMAN
TOKYO/SAO PAULO — Chinese electric vehicle leader BYD this month found itself in the awkward position of being added to, then swiftly removed from, Brazil’s labor abuse “dirty list.”