Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (SHA:600418), or JAC, expects its net loss attributable to shareholders for the first half will narrow year on year to 740 million yuan from 772.8 million yuan, according to a Shanghai bourse filing on Thursday.
Loss per share a year earlier was 0.35 yuan.
The forecast was attributed to stringent market competition that led to a decline in vehicle sales, as well as overall investment losses of about 130 million yuan and exchange rate fluctuations.
The carmaker's shares jumped 5% during the midday trade.