VW's Diess says China EV plant has started trial production

Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess spoke during a construction completion event at the SAIC Volkswagen MEB electric-vehicle plant in Shanghai. (REUTERS\/ALY SONG)

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YILEI SUN and BRENDA GOH

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Reuters

November 11, 2019 10:40 AM

SHANGHAI -- Trial production has started at Volkswagen Group's and SAIC Motor's $2.5 billion electric-vehicle factory in Shanghai, VW's CEO said on Friday, the latest development in the race to sell EVs in China.

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