SAIC's new EV to help China become leading vehicle export power

Ships loaded with 10,000 MG4 electric vehicles left Shanghai's Haitong port for Europe on Tuesday, marking China's largest single shipment of EVs bound for overseas markets.

In the fourth quarter, the hatchback is expected to be sold in around 20 major nations on the continent. By 2023, it will be available in some 80 countries around the world, said SAIC President Wang Xiaoqiu on Tuesday at the model's launch ceremony in Shanghai.

The MG4 EV is the first model that SAIC built using its dedicated electric platform. It was the result of SAIC's Chinese and British teams and was developed based on new car quality standards in different countries.