The first ' foreign direct Investment annual award ' was held in Los Angeles May 24 afternoon, the World Trade Center Los Angeles Trade Centre Los Angeles, in LA for the Select La Annual Investment Summit. The award is a tribute to BYD's job creation for the United States and its remarkable contribution to the development of the local economy.
Ms. Li, senior vice president of BYD and President of North American Division, attended the summit and took the prize.
BYD receives first ' foreign direct Investment annual award ', Ms. Li Award (middle) The World Trade Center Los Angeles Organization is a well-known non-profit organization in the United States, focusing on promoting foreign direct investment in Los Angeles.
The organization launched the first select LA Investment summit in 2015 and joined other non-profit organizations such as Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation to promote the Los Angeles County economy. ' BYD has invested 300 million of dollars since entering the US market in 1999, and the Lancaster Bus Factory has already provided quality jobs for more than 800 local residents, ' said Ms. Li, ' and I am very proud that the World Trade Center Los Angeles organization has recognized our positive contribution to the local economy.
' ' BYD is speeding up foreign capital investment in Los Angeles by building an electric bus factory in the US and a large number of all-electric buses and trucks, while more and more orders from BYD will create more jobs for Los Angeles County.
' said Stephen Cheung, president of the World Trade Center Los Angeles organization. So far, BYD has sold more than 700 all-electric buses and trucks in the United States, with products in over 30 states, including Facebook, Stanford University, Los Angeles International Airport and Los Angeles port.