JAC to break ground in Vietnam

BEIJING - Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co Ltd (JAC), an auto producer based in Hefei, will start construction on its first overseas plant to produce trucks in Vietnam in April, the company chairman said on Tuesday.

The plant, a joint venture with Vietnamese partners, will mainly produce medium- and light-duty trucks, Zuo Yan'an, chairman of the company, told China Daily on the sidelines of the annual, ongoing National People's Congress session.

Construction of the plant is part of the company's overseas development, said Zuo. The company plans to export 15 percent of its products to overseas markets by the end of China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015).