Lula meets an electric vehicle manufacturer in China who is negotiating a factory in Bahia

Lula meets an electric vehicle manufacturer in China who is negotiating a factory in Bahia


The Chinese could take over Ford’s industrial plant in the state of Bahia; BYD in China produces more than 400,000 electric vehicles

SPECIAL ENVOY IN BEIJING – The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, met with the CEO of the electric vehicle company BYD, Wang Chuanfu, in Shanghai this Thursday (13). The Chinese company is negotiating an electric car factory in Camaçari, Bahia.




At the meeting, accompanied by the ministers and governors who are part of the delegation, the CEO of the company spoke about Chinese policies that have allowed the development of an electric vehicle industry in China, both from passenger cars and buses to public transport.

The governor of Bahia, Jeronimo Rodrigues, attended the meeting with Lula this Thursday afternoon.

The governor arrived in China before Lula’s entourage and visited two BYD factories on Sunday 9, one that produces electric cars and another that produces electric buses. The two units produce more than 400,000 vehicles annually. “We will fight to bring this industry to Bahia,” the governor said. The Chinese company is negotiating with Ford to take over the American automaker’s industrial plant in the industrial center of Camaçari.

objectives of the meeting

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva He began his third state visit to China on Thursday. The Brazilian government’s goal is to “relaunch” relations with the Asian country, which has been Brazil’s main trading partner since 2009, but which under the government of Jair Bolsonaro has been the subject of criticism.

talk about the dollar

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in his first speech in China, he defended the fight against poverty and the reforms of multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and affirmed that Brazil “is back” on the international stage after an “inexplicable” absence . But the president went further, asking why countries need the dollar to sustain their businesses.

Source: Terra

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