Buffett's close friend Charlie Munger said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that the epidemic has even brought huge profits to some companies such as car dealers.

"it not only creates a sense of normality; it also creates an unexpected success," Munger said. Car dealers are making a lot of money, and if it wasn't for the epidemic, they wouldn't have made any money. "

As the outbreak led to factory closures and global semiconductor shortages, carmakers and dealers reaped more profits, and cars were snapped up even before they reached dealers, if not record profits.

Berkshire HathawayThe automobile company is one of the largest dealer groups in the United States, with more than 78 independent dealers.

"We have partners in every dealer, and they really felt in March and April last year that they were going to be in big trouble," Buffett said. Some people may want to ask the government for help, but we won't let them do so because their parent company is very rich. "