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, was canceled due to corona, but this year's first international motor show was held in Beijing, China.
In order to capture the Chinese electric car market, new cars were introduced.
This is Beijing Songwook's correspondent.
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200,000 square meter exhibition hall was filled with all kinds of new cars and people.
This is the Beijing International Motor Show held 5 months late due to Corona 19.
Not only visitors but also promotional models must wear masks and maintain a 1-meter gap, but numerous reporters and visitors flocked to reveal interest in the first large-scale motor show since the Corona 19 crisis.
As the Chinese automobile market has been escaping from the corona shock last month, sales of new cars increased by more than 11% from a year ago, Chinese domestic and foreign brands have launched more than 700 types of vehicles.
[Wang Kun/China Geely Car: This new car has a function to get out of the car and park it with a remote control.]
The focus is on new energy vehicles such as electric cars.
At this motor show, 160 new energy vehicles were exhibited to target China, the world's largest electric vehicle market.
Viyadi, a leading electric vehicle in China, showcased electric vehicles with a maximum range of 605 km, while Ford unveiled its latest electric SUV.
Hyundai Motor Company is also actively targeting the Chinese electric vehicle market.
[Lee Hongfeng/Hyundai Motor Group (China) Senior Vice President: (Next year) we plan to start selling the hydrogen electric vehicle Nexo and the electric vehicle brand Ioniq in China.] The
Chinese electric vehicle market continues to grow thanks to the rapid economic recovery and government support policy. As it loses, the competition among companies is also expected to become more intense.
(Video coverage: Choi Deok-hyun, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)