Sales of new energy vehicles (NEV), including pure electric and plug-in hybrids, will account for more than 30% of Geely's monthly sales in the second half, Gan told reporters in an online meeting on Thursday.

The company was confident its premium EV brand Zeeker could achieve the annual sales target of 70,000 units this year, despite COVID curbs, the brand's Chief Executive An Conghui said.

(Reporting by Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Edmund Blair)