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China’s BYD plans $894 million EV parts project, state media says

By Thomson Reuters Jul 8, 2024 | 7:20 AM

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has signed an agreement to build a factory for core parts of new energy vehicles with total investment of 6.5 billion yuan ($894.2 million), state-backed Securities Times said on Monday.

The project will further improve manufacturing capacity of BYD’s factory in the southern city of Shenzhen, the newspaper cited local television as saying.

($1 = 7.2695 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Ella Cao and Ryan Woo; Editing by David Goodman)