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http://cleantechnica.com/2016/06/12/chinas-baic-may-produce-electric-cars-mexico/ China’s BAIC May Produce Electric Cars In Mexico June 12th, 2016 James Ayre ht2 RobStark [image http://evobsession.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/BAIC-E150EV1.jpg BAIC E150 EV ] The Chinese firm BAIC Motor Corporation has begun selling some of its models in the Mexican market, and is considering construction of a position plant in the country, according to recent reports. The theoretical plant would, in addition to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, also produce electric vehicles (EVs), going by a recent interview that the BAIC Vice President Wei Huacheng gave. The prominent Chinese firm is now aiming for at least 5,000 vehicle sales a year in Mexico by the year 2018. No details have been revealed yet about the timeline for a possible production plant, so it remains unclear how future sales could be impacted by a possible plant. Auto News provides more: BAIC, the unit of Beijing Automotive Group Company, joins a host of international automakers who have set up operations in Mexico to access auto markets in the US and Latin America. It sold its first car in Mexico on Thursday. “Mexico … is a very important part (of our) long-term vision,” Wei said through a translator. The Chinese company said it would initially sell a sedan and smaller-size SUV at six dealerships in Mexico, with three additional models planned to hit the market by the end of the year. It has tied up with local retailer Grupo Picacho. BAIC is the only Chinese automaker in the Mexican market after Chinese state-owned carmaker FAW left in 2009. Interesting news. It appears that China may very well beat better-established auto-manufacturing countries to the release of a good-selling EV in the Mexican market. [© 2016 Sustainable Enterprises Media] ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAIC_Group BAIC Group is a Chinese state-owned enterprise and holding company of several automobile and machine manufacturers, located in Beijing, China. Its principal subsidiaries include the passenger car maker BAIC Motor, the military vehicle and SUV maker BAW ... ... http://chinaautoweb.com/car-models/baic-e150-ev/ The E150 EV was replaced by BAIC EV200 in 2014 r:140km ts:125kph ... [dated] http://autonews.gasgoo.com/china-news/baic-e150-ev-to-make-market-debut-by-end-of-2012-120531.shtml BAIC E150 EV to make market debut by end of 2012, eligible for savings of 120000 yuan May 31, 2012 http://autonews.gasgoo.com/resource/autonews/images/2012/5/2012531145921.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-baicic-com-wants-to-produce-EVs-in-Mexico-tp4682601.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)