Photo by RoxandaBearOur beloved Butterstick has only been in China for a few hours, and they’ve already pimped him out as a corporate spokesperson. The Washington Post reports that Sichuan Auto Industry Group, a Chinese automaker, will fork over $150,000 to “adopt” Tai Shan for life.
The deal appears to outsource the cost of the giant panda’s food and care to the company, while the company gets to use Tai Shan as an “image ambassador,” whatever that means. Sichuan is apparently trying to make inroads in the U.S. market with an electric car. Will that mean we might one day be able to buy electric cars with big pictures of Butterstick on them?
