China's FAW opens new auto plant in Jilin

The FAW Group, a major automobile manufacturer of China, opened a new plant on Wednesday in northeast China's Jilin Province.

The factory, based in the city of Jilin, will be able to produce 200,000 small vehicles and vans each year.

FAW Jilin Automobile Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the FAW Group, spent 1.86 billion yuan (297 million U.S. dollars) to build the factory.

The FAW Group, which employs 118,000 people globally and sells products in over 70 countries, was the first automobile manufacturer to be established in China.