the lancaster plant. she is often found walking the floor, having facetime with her employees. why did you choose lancaster, california? >> california is the pioneer state in the world to push green initiative. and the housing cost is low. everybody from production line, they can afford a house. lancaster is the place they can achieve this dream. >> reporter: though byd brought in chinese management, most of the team is now made up of locals. and after agreeing to work with the unions, byd began training anyone that needs it. today, they employ over 500 people, and that workforce is extremely diverse. >> we have lot of latino here. lot of african-american. we have a lot of single mom, single dad. and then, second chance employee. >> so, people who are formerly