China's FAW to invest $260m in EV startup Byton's Series B round

China's FAW to invest $260m in EV startup Byton's Series B round

The Byton electric concept vehicle Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Chinese state-owned carmaker FAW Group has agreed to invest around $260 million in China-backed electric car start-up Byton as part of an ongoing series-B funding round, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

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