Ford hopes China easing will speed up Zotye venture approval

Reuters

Published Apr 25, 2018 06:58AM ET

Ford hopes China easing will speed up Zotye venture approval

BEIJING (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's (N:F) Asia head said on Wednesday he hoped recent Chinese moves to relax ownership rules in the country's auto market would speed up regulatory approval for its electric vehicle joint venture with local firm Zotye Automobile Co Ltd (SZ:000980).

Asia Pacific President Peter Fleet, speaking at an auto show in Beijing, also said the U.S. carmaker did not expect the rule changes to otherwise significantly impact its strategy in China, the world's largest auto market.