Electric car Nissan Leaf 2018: six new electric and hybrid models 2018 and 2019 (Image: Nisssan)
Building more cars in China means more, too electric cars to build. The Japanese automaker Nissan wants to expand in China and is therefore planning to increase its portfolio of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Electric Nissan for China: The Japanese automaker wants to expand in China. Above all, he wants to build more electric cars together with his partner company Dongfeng. Nissan is providing a large sum for this project.
60 billion yuan, the equivalent of 7.6 billion euros, Nissan wants to invest in the next five years to play a major role in China. In the next four years, Nissan wants to increase sales from 1.5 million to 2.6 million vehicles. 30 percent of them should be electric cars.
Nissan and Dongfeng are planning new electric cars
The company plans to expand into three divisions: the Dongfeng-Nissan Venucia brand, vans and trucks, and electric cars. This year and next, six new electric and hybrid vehicles will be released under the three brands Nissan, Dongfeng and Venucia. Of the Nissan leaf is currently one of the best selling electric cars worldwide.
By 2022, Nissan and Dongfeng intend to launch more than 20 electric and hybrid electric models. Nissan plans that by then a quarter of the models of the precious brand Infiniti are electrified. 2025 should apply to all Infiniti models.
China issues quota for electric cars
Background is the Quote for electric cars in China, which will come into force next year. It applies to manufacturers who build or import more than 30,000 incineration vehicles per year in China. Ten percent of these vehicles must have an alternative drive. This is calculated on the basis of a scoring system developed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
The Chinese market is currently dominated by Volkswagen and General Motors. Nissan wants to become one of the top 3 automakers in China, said Jun Seki, head of Nissan in China, the British news agency Reuters,