Nissan Motor Co. Ltd will establish a joint research centre with China’s leading Tsinghua University in the upcoming year stressing on research and development of electric vehicles (EVs), said that the company is planning to sell EVs made in China in the overseas markets.
The Japanese auto manufacturer is contemplating the export of the current line-up of internal combustion engine vehicles as well as upcoming pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars manufactured and developed in China to international markets, Masashi Matsuyama, vice president of Nissan Motor and president of Nissan China, told reporters in Beijing.
Nissan said the partnership with the Chinese university “will help us gain a deeper understanding of the Chinese market and develop strategies that better meet the needs of customers in China.”
