Chinese EV maker Hozon predicts fivefold jump in overseas sales as growth slows in hyper-competitive domestic market
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) start-up Hozon New Energy Automobile expects its sales outside mainland China to jump five-fold in 2024 as the country's increasingly confident carmakers look to international sales to counter slowing growth at home. The Shanghai-based maker of Neta-branded cars, aims to deliver a total 100,000 units in 60 overseas markets this year, mainly in Southeast Asia, as it starts operations of assembly plants in Thailand and Indonesia, according to vice-president Zhou Jiang