Nissan considers Foxconn EV output to save Oppama from closure, Nikkei says
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Nissan considers Foxconn EV output to save Oppama from closure, Nikkei says
Nissan’s Oppama plant has been a potential consolidation target in the Japanese carmaker’s restructuring plans. The idea of producing Foxconn-brand EVs at its idle assembly lines could preserve jobs and supplier networks. A statement from Nissan said the report was not based on information released by the company itself.
TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) – Nissan Motor (7201.T) , opens new tab is in discussions with Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW) , opens new tab over electric vehicle collaboration that could save its Oppama plant in Japan from closure, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday, citing an unidentified Nissan source.
Nissan’s Oppama plant, which employs about 3,900 workers, has been a potential consolidation target in the struggling Japanese carmaker’s restructuring plans , but the idea of producing Foxconn-brand EVs at its idle assembly lines could preserve jobs and supplier networks, the Nikkei said.
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A statement from Nissan said the report was not based on information released by the company itself. A Foxconn spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In May Nissan’s junior partner Mitsubishi Motors (7211.T) , opens new tab signed a memorandum of understanding with a Foxconn subsidiary to supply Mitsubishi with an EV model.
Reporting by Kantaro Komiya and Maki Shiraki Editing by David Dolan and David Goodman
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Nissan Considers Foxconn EV Output to Save Oppama from Closure, Nikkei Says
Nissan’s Oppama plant has been a potential consolidation target in the struggling Japanese carmaker’s restructuring plans. The idea of producing Foxconn-brand EVs at its idle assembly lines could preserve jobs and supplier networks.
Nissan’s Oppama plant, which employs about 3,900 workers, has been a potential consolidation target in the struggling Japanese carmaker’s restructuring plans, but the idea of producing Foxconn-brand EVs at its idle assembly lines could preserve jobs and supplier networks, the Nikkei said, Reutrers reported.
A statement from Nissan said the report was not based on information released by the company itself. A Foxconn spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In May Nissan’s junior partner Mitsubishi Motors signed a memorandum of understanding with a Foxconn subsidiary to supply Mitsubishi with an EV model.
Nissan considers Foxconn EV output to save Oppama from closure, Nikkei says
Nissan’s Oppama plant has been a potential consolidation target in the struggling Japanese carmaker’s restructuring plans. Idea of producing Foxconn-brand EVs at its idle assembly lines could preserve jobs and supplier networks.
Nissan’s Oppama plant, which employs about 3,900 workers, has been a potential consolidation target in the struggling Japanese carmaker’s restructuring plans, but the idea of producing Foxconn-brand EVs at its idle assembly lines could preserve jobs and supplier networks, the Nikkei said.
A statement from Nissan said the report was not based on information released by the company itself. A Foxconn spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In May Nissan’s junior partner Mitsubishi Motors signed a memorandum of understanding with a Foxconn subsidiary to supply Mitsubishi with an EV model.
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya and Maki ShirakiEditing by David Dolan and David Goodman)
Nissan considers Foxconn EV output to save Oppama from closure, Nikkei says
Nissan’s Oppama plant has been a potential consolidation target in the struggling Japanese carmaker’s restructuring plans. The idea of producing Foxconn-brand EVs at its idle assembly lines could preserve jobs and supplier networks.
Nissan’s Oppama plant, which employs about 3,900 workers, has been a potential consolidation target in the struggling Japanese carmaker’s restructuring plans, but the idea of producing Foxconn-brand EVs at its idle assembly lines could preserve jobs and supplier networks, the Nikkei said.
A statement from Nissan said the report was not based on information released by the company itself. A Foxconn spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In May Nissan’s junior partner Mitsubishi Motors signed a memorandum of understanding with a Foxconn subsidiary to supply Mitsubishi with an EV model.