Nissan and Honda to cut China production as EV race heats up

Japanese automakers lose share to local rivals they also work with

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Nissan plans to cut its production capacity in China by up to 30%, consolidating its factories in the country and shifting some capacity to exports. © Dongjingyu

AZUSA KAWAKAMI, SEI MATSUMOTO and SHOYA OKINAGA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are preparing to reduce their vehicle production capacity in China, Nikkei has learned, as the Japanese carmakers struggle to keep up in the electric vehicle race against Chinese rivals.

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