Chery International EVP Charlie Zhang has told Reuters that Chery, China’s No 1 car exporter for 23 straight years, is open to partnerships with US carmakers in a bid to enter the North American market.
“The US, obviously, we are trying to look for different options there. We’re very open to different options, even a potential partnership with American automakers,” he said, without elaborating on the kind of partnerships envisioned.
Zhang added that he was confident that Chery would find a way to target the US, saying it would be possible to build a car not reliant on Chinese hardware or software. The US is, of course, touchy about those due to national security concerns.
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