BEIJING -- China may be headed for a glut of electric vehicles in a few years as manufacturers rush to add capacity, seeking bigger slices of the world's top auto market.
In a sign of how eager local governments are to boost production, state-owned Dongfeng Motor received approval for a site to make 100,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) yearly in its hometown of Wuhan in just one day, instead of the roughly one month that is usually needed.