Nissan Will Build Electric Vehicles In China, Take Advantage Of Partnerships With Dongfeng

Nissan Ariya. (Doc. Nissan Global)

JAKARTA - Nissan is rumored to be producing electric vehicles in China along with his joint venture partner, Dongfeng Motor at the Wuhan factory later this year.

Reported by Nikkei Asia, Wednesday, June 26, Nissan together with Dongfeng have the aim of reducing costs and increasing the pace of factory operations amid the decline in vehicle sales in the bamboo curtain country.

The plant will assemble the latest model named Zhiyin EV from Dongfeng under the Voyah sub-brand. Meanwhile, Nissan owns eight operational factories in China through this joint venture.

In a joint venture in Wuhan, this car manufacturer from Japan has produced a number of models ranging from Ariya and X-Trail and is claimed to have an annual production capacity of up to 260,000 vehicles.

Tentu ini merupakan kabar baik bagi Nissan yang sebelumnya menghentikan produksi pabriknya di Changzhou, China belum lama ini. Hal ini dilakukan karena masih kalah bersaing dengan pabrikan lokal dan berusaha mengoptimkan operasionalnya.

The factory is operated with local Nissan Dongfeng Motor in producing the Qashqai model with an annual capacity of around 130,000 units per year.

Despite being committed to assembling vehicles in China along with Dongfeng, they have lost their market in the country as local brands move quickly in developing affordable electric vehicles.

Of Nissan's total production capacity of 1.6 million vehicles worldwide, the Changzhou plant accounts for 8 percent of the total.

Earlier in March, this Japanese-based manufacturer launched a strategy plan "The Arc" consisting of launching 30 new models for the global market in 2026, with 16 of them electric-driven vehicles (EVs).

Furthermore, they plan to reduce the production cost of next-generation electric vehicles by 30 percent, paving the way for the balance of costs between EVs and ICE vehicles by 2030.

Nissan also detailed several models to be launched for several markets, such as eight New Energy Vehicle (NEV) models in China, seven models in the US and Canada, five models in Japan and the Middle East, as well as three models in India and Africa, and two models in Oceania.