GM energizes China lineup with electric microcar

A man walks past a Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV at a SAIC-GM-Wuling dealership in Beijing. (REUTERS\/Yilei Sun/REUTERS)

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YILEI SUN and BRENDA GOH

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Reuters

September 25, 2020 12:48 PM

BEIJING -- When 32-year-old photographer Jaco Xu needed a run-around car for work in the eastern city of Hangzhou, the price tag on the latest micro EV from General Motors' China joint venture overcame his qualms about electric vehicles.

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