S.Korea's Myongshin to build EVs for Chinese brand at ex-GM plant

MS AUTOTECH

25/09/2019 10:44

SEOUL, Sept 25 (Reuters) - South Korean auto parts maker
Myongshin, which bought a shuttered General Motors'  GM.N 
factory, has agreed to supply more than 50,000 electric vehicles
a year to Chinese venture Future Mobility Corp (FMC).
    A supplier to Tesla Inc  TSLA.O , Myongshin signed a deal on
Wednesday to manufacture the electric vehicles for FMC's Byton
brand beginning in 2021, the government of Jeonbuk province said
in a statement.
    

 (Reporting by Heekyong Yang and Hyunjoo Jin; editing by Ju-min
Park)
 ((Heekyong.Yang@thomsonreuters.com; +82 2 3704 5647;))