Dalian to introduce 100 Chery A5 hybrids into city taxi fleet

Dalian to introduce 100 Chery A5 hybrids into city taxi fleet

 

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5-hybrids-into-city-taxi-fleet.html

 

Shanghai, July 21 (Gasgoo.com) Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. has reached an
agreement with Dalian municipal government in Northeast China's Liaoning
province to introduce 100 its own A5 hybrid cars into the city's taxi fleet,
reports Shanghai Securities Journal on Monday. 

 

Chery spokesman Jin Yibo told reporters that this is the second order of its
kind Chery has received from local authorities. Last December 150 Chery A5
BSG units were delivered to Wuhu government, where Chery is based, to serve
as city taxis. 

 

Jin said A5 BSG are priced at 74,800 yuan ($10,951), about less than half
the price of Toyota Prius, Honda Civic and Buick Lacrosse hybrid sold in
Chinese market. He added the A5 BSG will save cab drivers some 3,600 yuan a
year in fuel expenses. 

 

In separate story, Chinese battery manufacturer and automaker BYD Co said on
July 15 that the Shenzhen government had agreed to buy 30 BYD's F3DM hybrid
units for city taxi fleet.

 

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