Zhejiang Geely will manufacture cars for the British badge Lotus at a new nine billion yuan (1.3 billion U.S. dollar) plant in Wuhan, according to a report by Reuters.

 

浙江吉利将在武汉一座价值90亿元（13亿美元）的新工厂里制造英国莲花汽车。

 

According to the report, on December 7 the Hubei Provincial¹ Development and Reform Commission issued Geely with a permit for the new plant, which will be able to manufacture 150,000 cars each year. It will take around three years to build the plant, with construction due to be complete in December 2021.

 

Reuters also reported that Geely is recruiting for at least 20 roles based in Wuhan, which are said to be for the Lotus project.

 

Lotus cars are currently manufactured in the small town of Hethel in Norfolk, England.

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