With an investment of about 654.38+00 billion yen (about 6.5 billion yuan), NEC is building a factory in Dalian, China, and its research and development base will be located in the factory. The base will be put into operation on 202 1. In addition to developing the drive motor for pure electric vehicles, we will also develop the motor for household appliances.
The new R&D base is expected to employ 65,438+0,000 employees, equivalent to the company's medium-sized R&D center in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and about 400 employees will be responsible for the development of electric vehicle motors. Power Generation also plans to increase the number of employees in two other existing factories in China, and increase the number of engineers specializing in electric vehicles from the current 65,438+000 to 650 within a few years.
The move comes at a time when its global competitors are also scrambling to expand their business in China. Continental plans to set up a research and development center in Tianjin on 20021,while another German supplier Bosch also cooperates with a local company to supply electric vehicle engines.
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