Chery breaks ground in Erdos

Building new facility in region where one-fifth of SUVs and pickups sold

BEIJING - China's biggest homegrown automaker Chery Automobile Co began construction on new facilities in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region last Monday, the company announced in a statement.

The new plant in the Dongsheng district of Erdos is designed to initially produce auto parts and later assemble vehicles with an expected output of 300,000 SUVs, pickup trucks, multi-purpose vehicles a year.