Qoros sales surge in 2016
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Qoros Auto's Qoros 5 is pictured. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
Chinese automaker Qoros Auto sold 24,188 cars last year, a 70 percent rise year-on-year, far exceeding the industry's average growth rate in the country.
Its crossover Qoros 5 was the bestselling model in its 5-model lineup, accounting for 45 percent of its sales in the year.
Qoros will launch an electric car this year.
By the end of 2016, the automaker had 115 dealerships in the country, one third more than in 2015.
Qoros said its sales network covers 90 percent of major cities and provincial capitals in the country.
Established in 2007, Qoros is a joint venture between China's Chery Automobile and Israel Corp's Kenon Holdings.
The automaker has built a plant in Changshu, Jiangsu province, with an annual capacity of 150,000 cars.
