Nidec plans $2bn EV motor factory in Europe for bet beyond China

Exclusive: Serbian plant will make up to 300,000 motors a year by 2023

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Nidec eyes a booming market for its electric vehicle motors in Europe due to tougher emissions standards. (Photo by Shuntaro Fukutomi)

SHUNTARO FUKUTOMI, Nikkei staff writer

KYOTO -- Japan's Nidec will spend about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) to build an electric vehicle motor factory in Serbia, Nikkei has learned, as the company looks to expand its foothold in Europe, whose EV market rivals that of China.

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