<p><span><span>In the first quarter of 2021, global electric vehicle sales rose by around 140%, according to the recent “Global EV Outlook 2021”, conducted and published by the International Energy Agency. This massive surge in demand is driven by more than 500,000 electric vehicles sold in China alone.<a name="_ftnref1" href="https://www.solactive.com/mirae-asset-global-investments-lists-autonomous-and-electric-vehicles-etf-via-its-thematic-investment-brand-global-x-in-hong-kong/#_ftn1">[1]</a> Building on that demand, Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Limited issued an ETF via its thematic investment brand, Global X ETFs, giving investors seamless access to the performance of both electric vehicle companies and firms involved in the development of autonomous driving. The Global X Autonomous and Electric Vehicles ETF (stock code: 02849) started trading on December 10th on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and tracks the Solactive Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Index, which is the first index in Hong Kong to utilize Solactive’s proprietary Natural Language Processing Engine ARTIS®. Moreover, it is the third time that Mirae Asset has utilized this index as an underlying for ETFs, after the inception of two successful ETF listings in the US and Korea.</span></span></p>
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