The Renault-Nissan Alliance has announced a new joint venture with Dongfeng Motor to develop and sell electric vehicles in China in the latest tie-up between western and Chinese carmakers to tap China’s electric car market.
The new joint venture, eGT New Energy Automotive Co, will develop a new electric vehicle on a small sports utility vehicle platform developed by the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Production is expected to start in 2019.
The announcement follows a similar move by ford, which has signed a memorandum of understanding with Anhui Zotye Automobile, a major manufacturer of all-electric vehicles, to discuss forming a joint venture to develop and sell electric cars in the country.