Evergrande, EV unit shares jump after chairman signals business shift

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Shares in China Evergrande Group shot up 4% on Monday after the embattled property developer announced plans to prioritise growth of its electric vehicles business over its core real estate operations.

Evergrande, reeling under more than $300 billion in liabilities, last week appeared to avert a costly default with a last-minute bond coupon payment, buying it another week to wrestle with aEvergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan said late on Friday that the company would aim to make its new electric vehicle venture its primary business, instead of property, within 10 years.

Property sales will slow to about 200 billion yuan per year by that time, compared to more than 700 billion yuan last year, he added, the state-backed Securities Times reported.including Shenzhen. Many of its projects across the country had been halted due to payments owed to suppliers and contractors.

 

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