Continental has set up a new production plant for the three Automotive Divisions—Chassis & Safety, Powertrain and Interior—in the Jiading Industrial Zone, Shanghai. The new plant follows the opening of the Continental Automotive Jiading Tech Center and Continental Asia Headquarters in Shanghai in 2009. In operation since September 2010, the new plant produces a wide variety of products, including electronic brake systems and hydraulic electronic control units for the Chassis & Safety Division, body electronic modules and instrumentation components for the Interior Division and thick film substrates for the Powertrain Division.

Shanghai December 6 (Gasgoo.com) BYD Co earlier showed off an all-electric car at the 2006 Beijing Auto Show called the F3e, which, however, will never be put into production due to the lack of an enabling environment for electric cars in China, China Business News reported Monday, citing Wang Jianjun, deputy general manager of BYD Automotive Sales Co Ltd.