# Meidensha to build new factory for EV motor-inverter units in Nagoya

Meidensha announced it will build a new factory at its Nagoya Works to increase production capacity for EV drive motor-inverter integrated units, with an investment of about 5.1 billion yen. The new factory will have an annual production capacity of 170,000 units.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-02-28
- Where: Nagoya, Japan, Japan
- Value: $47.4M (5.10B JPY)
- Starts operating: Dec 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 170,000 units per year
- Products: EV drive motor-inverter integrated units
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Meidensha](https://endata.com/companies/6335.md)

## Sources

- [dempa-digital.com](https://dempa-digital.com/article/48427), 2020-03-03: "明電舎はこのほど、EV用駆動モーター・インバータ一体機の生産能力増強のため、名古屋事業所内に新工場を建設することを発表した。"
- [seisanzai-japan.com](https://seisanzai-japan.com/article/p1715/), 2020-03-04: "MEIDENSHA, electric equipment manufacturer announced on February 28, 2020 that it will build a new plant for combined unit of drive motors and inverters for EV."

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