18 | Monday, June 24, 2019 Motoring CHINA DAILY HONG KONG EDITION New energy vehicle companies Human Horizons to manufacture cars at facing tightened scrutiny Kia’s joint venture Ministry of Industry and Information Technology threatens By LI FUSHENG punishment in wake of recent fire incidents Chinese electric car startup Under this continued Human Horizons will produce its first model at a plant owned by partnership, there By LI FUSHENG South Korean carmaker Kia’s joint are further
[email protected] venture in China, with mass pro- duction scheduled to start in 2021. opportunities for China’s top industry regulator is This is part of a recent deal the fruitful collaboration urging new energy carmakers in startup signed with Dongfeng Yue- the country to screen models for da Kia and parent company Yueda in the near future.” faulty vehicles amid widespread Group in strategic cooperation Human Horizons safety concerns following recent about new energy vehicle manu- cases of electric cars catching fire. facturing and supply chains, said Carmakers should check batter- Human Horizons in a statement ies and other parts of vehicles last week. 5+ prone to accidents and file the The startup did not offer details million vehicles results with potential solutions by about the model. Human Hori- have rolled off the assembly the end of October, said the Minis- zons bills itself as the developer of lines of Kia’s joint venture in try of Industry and Information future mobility solutions encom- China since its establishment Technology in a statement last passing smart vehicles, smart in 2002 week.