Hu Maoyuan, Chairman of SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group)), is seen at the China Energy and Environment Summit in Beijing, China,

Hu Maoyuan, Chairman of SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group)), is seen at the China Energy and Environment Summit in Beijing, China, Stock Photo
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3 November 2009

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Hu Maoyuan, Chairman of SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group)), is seen at the China Energy and Environment Summit in Beijing, China, Tuesday, 3 November 2009. Hu Maoyuan, Chairman of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, has disclosed to local media that SAIC Group will invest 6 billion yuan (US$880 million) over the next two years for research and development on new energy vehicles. At the China Energy and Environment Summit, Hu said that 2 billion yuan of the investment, will be used to set up a new energy vehicle R&D company, another 2 billion yuan will be used for manufacturing new energy vehicle parts and the remainder will be spent on building a car manufacturing plant. Hu stated that SAIC Groups plan is to launch a hybrid power car with fuel savings of 20%-30% in 2010 and launch a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and an electric vehicle offering energy savings of 50% in 2012.