Round 5: Tossup 7

In February 2025, this company’s CEO and a telecom CEO were conspicuously placed directly across from a national leader during a pro-business rally in the Great Hall of the People. This company’s CEO met directly with Lula after slave-like conditions were reported at its factory construction site in Bahia. This company’s subsidiary, FinDreams, competes directly with CATL. This is the largest national producer of a product category that the Biden administration blocked from the US market with (*) 100 percent tariffs. Wáng Chuánfú (-5[1])quickly grew this company in Shenzhen by cheaply manufacturing lithium-ion batteries for cell phones, before it entered its main sector with models like the Qin and Seagull. For 10 points, what Chinese auto company is the world’s largest manufacturer of electric cars? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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