Great Wall is going to start exporting vehicles from Bulgaria
- Since February 2012 the joint venture between the Chinese carmaker Great Wall and the Bulgarian assembler Litex, assembles vehicles for the Chinese brand in Bulgaria. Production in 2012 did not exceed 1 000 units (all produced for the local market) and the year 2013 is expected to end on a production of 3 500 units (including 2 500 passenger cars and 1 000 pick-up vans) all delivered to Bulgaria, representing a market share of over 10%.
- Starting from January 2014, the joint venture will begin exporting vehicles throughout Europe, starting with Italy which is an important market for Great Wall, since the Chinese manufacturer sells a thousand vehicles there each year (imported from China).
- The plant of the joint company called Litex Motor Corporation, based in Lovech in Bulgaria assembles three models (from CKD from China) : the Voleex C10 a sedan, the Steed 5 a pick-up van and an off-road leisure vehicle the Hover H6, one of the most popular off-road vehicles in China.
- In late 2012, another Chinese automaker, BYD announced that it planned to set up in Bulgaria thanks to a partnership with the Bulgarian company Bulmineral. The two companies plan to build an assembly plant in Breznuik in order to assemble electric cars and buses.
