Zhejiang Shibao Co LtdPlans private placement to fund steer-by-wire expansion, boosting growth prospects.

Zhejiang Shibao announced plans to issue A-shares to targeted investors, raising no more than 1.394 billion yuan, with a focus on smart businesses such as automotive steer-by-wire and corner module systems. The net proceeds from this private placement will be used in five major areas, among which the industrialization construction project for automotive steer-by-wire systems is planned to invest 562 million yuan, making it the largest project by investment scale. Upon completion, it will add annual production capacity of 300,000 units of passenger vehicle steer-by-wire systems. The company stated that currently, automotive steering systems are still dominated by electric power steering, with foreign brands holding the major market share. However, in the steer-by-wire field, domestic brands and foreign brands are basically at the synchronous development stage, and leveraging the advantages of China's new energy vehicle industry, there is hope to achieve a corner overtaking. Another project, the industrialization construction project for a new generation of intelligent upper steering systems for passenger vehicles, plans to invest 438 million yuan to meet the growing demand from customer designated projects and mass production. In addition, the company will invest 100 million yuan in the intelligent technology transformation project for automotive electronic PPK products, and 93.7 million yuan in the project for the construction and upgrading of research and development capabilities for steer-by-wire and corner module systems. Zhejiang Shibao stated that these fundraising projects are expected to accelerate the industrialization and capacity building of products such as steer-by-wire.
Zhejiang Shibao Co LtdPlans private placement to fund steer-by-wire expansion, boosting growth prospects.