Depending on who you ask, or where you read your financial news, the chances of a recession in the U.S. during 2025 sits between 45% and 60%. Little did foreign automakers know decades ago, when they were forced to team up with domestic Chinese automakers to enter the market, that they would eventually be creating a monster. With foreign automakers to learn from, and a government subsidizing automakers with a focus on developing electric vehicle (EV) technology, Chinese automakers slowly but surely became arguably the most advanced and most affordable EVs on the planet -- and one auto shines above the rest, BYD.