JINHUA, China, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Kandi') (Nasdaq:KNDI), today announced that on May 21st, 2013, upon the nomination by General Manager Mr. Hu Xiaoming and approved by the Board of the Directors, Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd. ('the JV Company') appointed Mr. Liu Jinliang as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the JV Company, effective immediately.
Mr. Liu Jinliang joined Geely Auto Co., Ltd in 1995, and from 2005, Mr. Liu was in charge of the sales for Geely Auto. Mr. Liu became the Vice President of Geely Auto Holding Group ('Geely') and General Manager of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Automobile Sales Company Limited in 2007.
Mr. Hu Xiaoming, the General Manager of the JV Company, comments, "The appointment of Mr. Liu Jinliang, one of the most seasoned and experienced sales and marketing senior executive in Geely, to become the VP for Sales and Marketing of the JV Company, demonstrates Geely's great support and focus on the new energy vehicles and the JV Company. We are confident that with Mr. Liu Jinliang in charge of sales and marketing, the JV Company will achieve great development in the new energy vehicle business."
Mr. Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Auto Holdings Ltd., comments, "New energy vehicle is the strategic business sector for Geely. After years' preparation and accumulation in technologies and marketing, especially the cooperation with Kandi, our new energy vehicle business has entered into a fast development lane. We believe that Mr. Liu Jinliang will utilize his experience and expertise, as well as deploy his resources and take action to make a break-through for the sales of the JV Company's new energy vehicles."
About Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.
Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:KNDI), headquartered in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of various vehicles. Kandi has established itself as the one of the world's largest manufacturer of pure electric vehicles (EVs), Go-Kart vehicles, and tricycle and utility vehicles (UTVs), among others. More information can be viewed at its corporate website is http://www.kandivehicle.com.
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