CheryChinese car giant Chery is weighing up the possibility of building cars in the UK, according to a senior executive.
Its UK head Victor Zhang told the BBC it was a “matter of time” before the company made a final decision.
He said Chery, which is already preparing to build cars in Spain, was determined to take a “localised” approach to the European market.
Mr Zhang denied the company’s exports had benefitted from unfair subsidies.
Chery, which was set up in 1997, is one of China’s largest car companies. It is already the country’s biggest exporter of vehicles, but has ambitious plans to expand further.
To help take that plan forward, it has set up two new brands focused entirely on the international market, Omoda and Jaecoo.
Last month, Omoda was officially launched in the UK. It has begun selling a mainstream SUV, the Omoda 5, in both electric and petrol-powered versions.
It has built a network of 60 dealerships, and hopes to have more than 100 here by the end of the year.
But it is far from…
