TOKYO -- Japanese technology group Hitachi will turn out electrified-automobile motors in China as soon as fiscal 2020, aiming to capitalize on a government initiative there to boost production of environmetally friendly vehicles.
Hitachi Automotive Electric Motor Systems, a joint venture of Hitachi Automotive Systems and Honda Motor, established Friday a unit in Guangdong Province dedicated to the development and production of motors for electrified vehicles, including hybrids, according to Monday's announcement.
