Despite the seemingly positive outlook for the e-car market, industry insiders said there are risks. Great Wall Automobile , China 's largest SUV manufacturer , announced earlier this month that it will invest a total of up to 16.8 billion yuan ( $ 2.7 billion ) in a private share placement to pay for investments into new - generation vehicles , intelligent vehicles and auto parts . The auto maker 's first plug - in hybrid models are expected to hit the market in 2017 .
Great Wall Automobile , China 's largest SUV manufacturer , announced earlier this month that it will invest a total of up to 16.8 billion yuan ( $ 2.7 billion ) in a private share placement to pay for investments into new - generation vehicles , intelligent vehicles and auto parts . The auto maker 's first plug - in hybrid models are expected to hit the market in 2017 .