GAC Toyota, one of Toyota’s major joint ventures in China, is ready to plow RMB 11.329 billion (around $1.644 billion) into a program for new energy vehicle (NEV) capacity expansion, according to an announcement released on May 6 by GAC Group.

With its electric vehicle push only just beginning to take shape, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could be looking to other automakers to help it catch up as tougher emissions regulations start to take hold.

The PHEV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) version of the Geely Binyue, a SUV model going on sale on October 31, 2018, is said to head the market at the end of March or in early June, according to a local media outlet.