Recently, Beijing CHJ Automotive Technology inked a deal with local authorities last week to build its second production facility in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, within six months of its first plant starting operation in the same city.

The plant, with an investment of 3 billion yuan ($436.7 million), will start construction in the second quarter. When completed in 2018, it will be capable capable producing producing 100,000 electric and plug-inSUVs a year, according to the statement from the company.

"Our first plant is dedicated to two-seat electric cars. As such cars have different technical requirements from SUVs, we twisted to build another facility for the large vehicles," said Liu Jing, CHJ's public relations director.

Liu said both the two-seater and the SUV will hit the market in 2018.

"We do not have a concept car, as it is costly and time-consuming," she said.

China has been the world's largest new energy car market for some time. The market saw 517,000 electric car, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell sales in 2016, about 1.8 percent of all cars sold in the country.

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