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.
Fate of hundreds of manufacturers on the line at Oppama plant

A Nissan staffer works on a Leaf electric vehicle at the automaker's Oppama plant in Kanagawa prefecture. © Reuters
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.