# Nidec to double China traction motor production capacity

Nidec plans to invest 20-30 billion yen to build a second traction motor factory in China, doubling annual capacity to 600,000-700,000 units for cars, with the first factory starting in May 2019 and the second in 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-02-17
- Where: Zhejiang Province, China
- Value: $225.0M (25.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 to 700,000 units per year
- Products: traction motors, electric axles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec](https://endata.com/companies/1321.md)

## Sources

- [electrive.com](https://www.electrive.com/2019/02/17/nidec-to-double-china-production-capacity/), 2019-02-17: "Nidec plans to double its production capacity in China."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.