Japan's Nidec to double China capacity for electric-car motors

Beijing's environmental push sparks expanded investment

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Nidec's second China factory for electric vehicle motors will churn out some newly developed smaller models like this one. (Photo courtesy of Nidec)

NAOKI WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Nidec will expand a Chinese site still under construction in order to double capacity for electric vehicle motors, Nikkei has learned, as the maker of precision motors found in computer hard drives chases a growth field fueled by Beijing's stronger environmental regulations.

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