Foxconn EV tie-up could save Nissan's Japan supply chain
Nikkei staff writers
TOKYO/TAIPEI -- Talks between Nissan Motor and Taiwan's Foxconn on joint use of a Japanese plant for electric-vehicle production could provide a lifeline to Nissan suppliers and help build up an EV supply chain.
The proposed collaboration involves Nissan's Oppama plant in the city of Yokosuka, Nikkei reported Saturday.
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