雷诺-日产联盟发布声明,称已与东风汽车集团签订协议。将与东风汽车设立新的合资公司,以共同在华研发生产专供中国市场的电动汽车。雷诺日产在声明中指出,新合资公司名为易捷特新能源汽车有限公司(eGT),雷诺和日产将分别持有新公司25%的股份,而东风将持有剩下的50%股份。根据合资方的计划,新成立的合资公司将开发一款低价位纯电动车,采用A级SUV结构,该车将于2019年在国内上市。这款车“将采用全球领先的电动车技术和成本效益车辆设计经验。“这些设计将满足中国消费者要求。雷雷诺-日产联盟主席兼CEO卡洛斯·戈恩表示:“与东风集团成立合资企业,使我们双方履行了共同为中国市场开发具有竞争力的电动汽车的承诺。我们有信心满足中国市场的需求,同时这也将巩固我们在全球电动汽车领域的领导地位。”根据合资方的计划,新成立的合资公司eGT总部将位于湖北省十堰市,新款电动车将在东风位于十堰的工厂开始投产,年产12万辆。
Renault-Nissan To Build EVs In China With DongFeng
Renault-Nissan, has announced a new partnership with Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng. The joint-venture will be focused on the development of electric vehicles especially for the market in the People’s Republic.
The new holding, named eGT, will be 50 percent owned by Dongfeng, while Renault and Nissan will each control a 25-percent stake. The joint-venture’s first mission will be to develop a budget pure electric vehicle, based on the alliance’s A-segment SUV architecture, and to launch it on the Chinese market in 2019. It will “draw on the global leadership on EV technologies and cost-effective car design experience from the alliance,” but will be designed to meet the requirements of Chinese customers.
“The establishment of the new joint-venture with Dongfeng confirms our common commitment to develop competitive electric vehicles for the Chinese market,” Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, commented on the new deal. “We are confident to meet the expectations of the Chinese customers and to strengthen our global electric vehicle leadership position.”
The eGT will be based in the City of Shiyan, Hubei Province in central China, while the forthcoming electric vehicle will be produced at Dongfeng’s Shiyan plant which has a production capacity of 120,000 cars per year.