Foxconn EV tie-up could save Nissan's Japan supply chain

Fate of hundreds of manufacturers on the line at Oppama plant

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

Nikkei staff writers

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.

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