Foton JV Taps New Energy
2009-10-29 Source：internet
Summarize：Beiqi Foton Motors Co, China's largest commercial vehicle maker, will tap the new energy auto market by setting up a joint venture to develop and produce vehicle batteries, the company said yesterday in a statement.
www.chinabuses.org: Beiqi Foton Motors Co, China's largest commercial vehicle maker, will tap the new energy auto market by setting up a joint venture to develop and produce vehicle batteries, the company said yesterday in a statement.
The vehicle battery technology firm has been co-founded by Foton Motors, its parent company Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co (BAIC), Pulead Technology Industry Co and a Dongguan-based technology firm.
Foton and BAIC are investing 10 million ($1.46 million) and 24 million yuan while the other two technology firms are investing 41 and 25 million yuan, respectively.
The new firm, aiming to be China's largest lithium battery producer, will work on the design, research and development, manufacture and distribution of power cells, Foton said in the statement.
Foton said it would devote more effort to new energy vehicles and benefit from the technology of a stable power battery system that could be used in its new energy commercial vehicles.
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