M&M considers electric vehicles for US, China

Italian auto-design affiliate Pininfarina will make the vehicles for Mahindra & Mahindra

Mahindra Group said it is considering entering the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest auto markets, with high-end electric vehicles made by its Italian affiliate Pininfarina.

“We’re exploring right now the potential of building an electric supercar, which will be branded Pininfarina,” said Chairman Anand Mahindra in an interview. “Certainly, we’re looking to sell it in the U.S. We’re very bullish on the American market.”

“When you sell cars in the US,” he said, “it forces you to be the most competitive.” Mr. Mahindra is in Seoul for the 2017 Seoul Motor Show.

The company will also will look to