A November 2018 news article about the state of Lifan in Azerbaijian, indicated that some EV models may be slated for 2019.
https://www.news.az/articles/politics/134957
Thanks. The lower half of the article is all what the stock market calls "forward-looking statements", i.e. "will do this, will do that, planned to" etc. I have been hearing about imminent production of Lifan EVs from Nakhchivan since God knows when. Yes, a few imported EVs were demonstrated in front of govt. officials or the President on a couple of occasions.
What about operations in Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, the Ukraine and Egypt?
Vietnam: Production (520) ended long ago (around 2009-2010, I think).
Iran: Continued more or less regularly till very recently, but now intermittent/idle due to difficulty in parts and kits procurement, which is affecting the entire car industry. Lifan cars are made by Kerman, which also does JAC and Hyundai.
Iraq: The state-owned auto assembler, SCAI, was producing Lifans (X60) till at least 2016, no news after that. The factory carried out a very basic, multi-brand, multi-product "screwdriver" assembly operation making cars and CVs, as and when the economic/political/financial situation permitted. The last I heard was that it was continuing to receive kits from only IKCO and Saipa. This was in 2017.
Egypt: Lifan did plan to start an Egyptian KD operation around 2006-07, but I do not recall it getting off the ground. Cars (320, 620) and Foison vans have been imported but not in great numbers, otherwise would have been reported in AMIC's (the industry body) sales figures.
Ukraine: The only car assembler operating right now is Eurocar (VAG marques, chiefly Skoda).
Would welcome any new or different information. I don't know anything about motorcycle assembly plants though; they may be present in these or other countries and performing well.