Evergrande halts plan for mainland China electric car listing

EV unit was expected to use funds for auto development and working capital

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Evergrande Group's Hengchi electric vehicles are on display at the Auto Shanghai show in April. Evergrande's electric car unit has halted plans for a mainland listing. © Reuters

NARAYANAN SOMASUNDARAM, Nikkei Asia regional finance editor

HONG KONG -- China Evergrande Group's electric car unit has terminated plans for a maiden mainland share offering amid concerns over the fate of the embattled parent, which is fast running out of cash.

China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, which at its April peak was more valuable than Ford Motor despite having yet to sell a single car, said late on Sunday that it had decided to halt its plan to sell shares on Shanghai's STAR Market after "due and careful consideration." It did not share any other details.

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