SAIC Motor, China’s largest automaker, plans to roll out its first self-developed hybrid car this year, followed by a plug-in hybrid car in 2012, a senior executive said on Thursday.

SAIC is also in talks with new potential partners on developing environmentally friendly vehicles, Shui Fang, director of the alternative vehicle powertrain department at SAIC Motor’s parent company, told Reuters.

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