Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

It's good to be with you on this Monday, September 22nd. I'm Julie Morgan. Berkshire wraps up a 17-year

bet on B-O-I-D. Nissan takes on Tesla, and Hamburger Hel helper is heating up again.

Berkshire Hathaway has ended a 17-year investment.

It has fully exited Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD.

This investment was recommended by Warren Buffett's longtime business partner Charlie Munger.

BYD's Hong Kong listed shares fell about

3% on Monday. The investment giant had been pairing its stake in BYD for some time, reducing it to under 5%

last year, meaning it no longer had to disclose future stake sales under the rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

As of the final day of March, its investment value was disclosed as zero, according to an

exchange filing for Berkshire Hathaway Energy earlier this year. That's down from $415 million

at the end of 2024. Berkshire first invested in the EV maker in 2008, paying $230 million

for a 10% stake. According to CNBC, which first reported the exit, BYD shares gained around

3,890% during the years Berkshire owned them.

Nissan Motor will launch the latest version of its pro-pilot driver-assist system in partnership

with wave technologies based in the UK. According to a Bloomberg report the rollout is expected

by March 28. While the system still operates at level two autonomy,

meaning the driver must remain ready to take control. It aims to be at par with Tesla's

FSD and functionality. A general manager in Nissan's assisted driving technology engineering department

said that they believe that theirs is smarter

than Tesla FSD, just not as polished as a product. They went on to say that its situational awareness

is close to human and that they believe that this technology will change lives. Unlike Tesla's system,

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