Nissan held talks with China's Chery on building cars in Sunderland, FT reports

Chery Automobile Co

16/04/2026 05:11

April 16 (Reuters) - Nissan 7201.T has held talks with China's Chery 9973.HK  about building cars at the Japanese automaker's Sunderland plant, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Nissan recently discussed a partnership with Chery to boost the utilisation rate of its Sunderland factory, which is operating at about 50%, the report said, citing four people with knowledge of the talks.

 (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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