Ford might help China meet its electric-vehicle demand

by fyidriving News
Posted 11/29/11 6:20 PM ET

Ford chief executive Alan Mulally was in China recently, in part to discuss building and selling electrified cars in that country, as the global auto industry moves toward producing more fuel-efficient vehicles, fyidriving.com hears via Bloomberg News. Mulally didn’t say when Ford might start making the electric cars, but rivals Daimler-Benz and General Motors have announced plans to add electric vehicles – hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electrics – to their product lines in China. As the world’s largest polluter, China is officially seeking ways to reduce its emissions, and the government has said it wants to have one million electric-powered vehicles on the road by 2015. Ford is also considering introducing its Lincoln luxury brand to China to tap the growing high-end sedan market, Mulally added; Ford already sells models including its Mondeo global sedan and Focus compact in China.

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