# Nidec plans $500M electric-vehicle motor plant in Dalian, China

Nidec plans to invest $500 million in a new electric-vehicle motor factory in Dalian, China, to expand its EV motor production capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-04-27
- Where: Dalian, China, China
- Value: $500.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: electric-vehicle motors
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/companies/nidec-to-add-plant-in-china-s-dalian-for-electric-car-motors), 2019-04-26: "Nidec, Japan's leading electric motor manufacturer, plans to invest $500 million in a new electric-vehicle motor factory in China, doubling down on a field with high hopes for growth."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/tag/facility/page/12/), 2019-05-07: "Industrial motors giant Nidec is planning to build a $500 million facility in China, according to a report on Nikkei."

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