Nissan Motor on Tuesday said it would build electric vehicles (EV) at its Oppama plant in Kanagawa prefecture from autumn 2010.
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“he Oppama pant is a core base of Nissan’s manufacturing and will be positioned as the model plant for best practices in EV production,” the automaker said.
The plant will start EV production with capacity of 50,000 units a year, which will continuously increase ahead of the start of EV “mass-marketing” in 2012.
Motors and inverters, the key components of EVs, will be built at the company’s Yokohama plant and initially in the Zama Operations Centre.
Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), an affiliated company based at the Zama centre, will produce laminated-type compact lithium-ion batteries for the EVs.
“Aiming to a be a global leader in zero-emission vehicles, Nissan will continuously seek overseas production opportunities for EVs and sourcing of components,” the automaker said.
