Insight: A rebranded Saab at the centre of China's green car push

A National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) electric car is pictured at its Beijing headquarters building December 28, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

BEIJING: The Swedish automaker once known as Saab has emerged as part of China's push to make electric vehicles a mass-market alternative to petrol cars, after getting a US$12bil (RM52.65bil) order for EVs. 

Chinese-owned National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) – the company that acquired Saab's assets, though not its name – said it received an order for 250,000 EVs in December from a little known Chinese company.