Nissan UK Plant to Manufacture Cars for Chery: Chinese Automaker's First Reverse Integration of Japanese Giant

Nissan Motor and Chery International UK have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to open Nissan's Sunderland plant Line 1 for Chery vehicle production starting April 2027. This marks the first time a Chinese automaker has reverse-integrated Japanese giant resources through technology export plus capacity sharing, signaling the birth of a fourth export model beyond complete vehicles, KD kits, and self-built factories.