** U.S.-listed shares of Chinese electric automaker KNDI.O
up 11.9% to %6.29 in extended trading
** Zacks Small Cap Research says new product initiatives
bode well for KNDI and revenue growth could accelerate in back
half of 2021, particularly with pending new product
introductions
** In May, co unveiled five prototypes of its new K32
Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) and said it expects to begin sales
of the K32 in the U.S. in 2021; KNDI is also developing an
affordable 'neighbourhood EV' for China market with launch
expected in 2021 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2NB3FL
** Expect KNDI to have a higher growth rate as these
programs and products gain traction, while still benefiting from
its established legacy businesses - Zacks
(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru)
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