China EV maker Human Horizons will produce cars from Kia Motors' China plant

China’s new electric vehicle (NEV) maker Human Horizons said on Monday that it will use a Kia Motors’ joint venture plant to make its first model, according to a company statement published on its official WeChat account. The Shanghai-based startup said that it expects to start mass-producing its cars from the plant, which is run by a joint venture of Dongfeng Motor, Yueda Group and Kia Motors, in 2021. [caption id=“attachment_5982161” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”]  Kia Motors India plant at Andhra Pradesh. Image: Kia Motors[/caption] Financial magazine Yicai reported that the plant to be used by Human Horizons was Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motors’ No. 1 plant, citing an industry insider close to Seoul’s Kia Motors. Reuters reported in March that Kia was considering suspending operations at its No.1 plant in China as part of its longer-term efforts to enhance competitiveness. The joint venture runs three factories in Jiangsu province in China.