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Saab Parent NEVS form an alliance with Dongfeng in China.
9-3 EV electric prototype represented by NEVS, 2014.
Last May, the parent company Saab National Electric Vehicle Sweden NEVS was thrown a lifeline by the Chinese government when two entities belonging to the State signed an agreement with the company struggling for future collaboration in the field of RD Now it is confirmed that state Chinese automaker Dongfeng is also getting into the action.
NEVS and Dongfeng have worked together on the development of new vehicles since July, and the latest agreement will see them collaborate in other areas such as global sales and purchases It's believed that the agreement will NEVS receive funds and support in the Chinese market, while Dongfeng will have access to new technologies and a worldwide network of dealers across the NEVS property of Saab.
Some of the specific results of the agreement will support Dongfeng NEVS in the production of new electric vehicles, as well as sales and service in China through Dongfeng dealer network, in turn, will support Dongfeng NEVS helping vehicles automaker owned comply with regulations and specifications of the foreign markets, mainly in Europe and North America.
NEV own vehicles produced in China will come from a new plant in the port city of Tianjin, the same city rocked by massive explosions last week after the Saab factory in Trollhättan, Sweden, the Tianjin plant will be the second NEVS plant will be responsible for new electric vehicles to be sold first in China, and have a capacity of about 200,000 vehicles per year.
As for Dongfeng, it is the third largest automaker state-owned Dongfeng in China has formed several long-term strategic partnerships with other automakers, and holds 14 percent of the French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen .
Dongfeng is one of the main groups of car companies in the world, President NEVS Mattias Bergman said in a statement Through this cooperation, NEVS will be able to create industrial synergies, share development costs, of broaden the base of suppliers and increasing the overall competitiveness of our own future products.
Featured above is a prototype electric Saab 9-3 NEVS showed off a year ago, he had an electric powertrain that developed 140 horsepower and could carry the car 125 miles on a single charge.
NEVS is credited resume production after the Saab the Swedish automaker went bankrupt in late 2011, however, NEVS was forced to cease production in May 2014 after running out of money, even if it can restart production again it is unclear whether the company will still be able to use the name of the Saab brand, we'll bring you an update on the future of Saab as soon as more details are known.
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