Dongfeng could produce its models in Nissan factories
- Japanese carmaker Nissan, which is losing market share worldwide, is experiencing serious financial difficulties and plans to close seven factories in total to hope to survive, which could lead to a reduction in its production capacity of around 40% compared to two years ago.
- Today, Nissan is considering another solution, as it says it is ready for its Chinese partner Dongfeng, where it produces its own cars, to be able to produce its vehicles in its factories located in Europe and other regions of the world with the aim of:
1. Making maximum use of the currently underused capacities of existing Nissan factories.
2. Promoting the development of Dongfeng on the European market and on other markets where Dongfeng is absent.
- Dongfeng is currently virtually absent from the European market and has suspended its vehicle production plans in Italy. This decision follows pressure from Beijing on Chinese carmakers to slow their expansion in Europe due to trade tensions with Brussels and tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Dongfeng's expansion in Europe could, however, ignore the Chinese government's recommendations. Dongfeng is a small carmaker in China, having produced only 381,228 passenger cars in 2024 under its own brands, plus 1,485,031 foreign cars in joint ventures. Dongfeng would therefore see an interest in producing its cars in Europe to expand its customer base, which is currently concentrated in the Chinese market.