South Korean auto maker Hyundai's fifth plant in China has started construction in the southwestern city of Chongqing.
It is Hyundai's first plant in west China and is expected to be operational in early 2017.
With a total investment of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, the plant has a production capacity of 300-thousand vehicles and 300-thousand engines per year.
Hyundai's other plants are in Beijing and Cangzhou in north China's Hebei Province.
The five plants combined will have an annual production capacity of over 1.6 million vehicles.