KONTAN.CO.ID - TOKYO. Japan's Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are considering cutting production in China as they face stiff competition from BYD and other electric vehicle makers, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. Nissan may lower annual production in the world's biggest auto market by as much as 30%, or about 500,000 cars, while Honda is looking at a 20% cut to around 1.2 million vehicles, Nikkei said. A Nissan spokesperson said the contents of the report were not true without elaborating. A Honda spokesperson said it had not decided to reduce production to about 1.2 million vehicles in China, declining to comment further.
Nissan, Honda Consider China Output Cuts
KONTAN.CO.ID - TOKYO. Japan's Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are considering cutting production in China as they face stiff competition from BYD and other electric vehicle makers, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. Nissan may lower annual production in the world's biggest auto market by as much as 30%, or about 500,000 cars, while Honda is looking at a 20% cut to around 1.2 million vehicles, Nikkei said. A Nissan spokesperson said the contents of the report were not true without elaborating. A Honda spokesperson said it had not decided to reduce production to about 1.2 million vehicles in China, declining to comment further.