China’s Dongfeng Mulls Making 100,000 Cars a Year in Italy
- Automaker is in talks with Rome about a potential plant
- Dongfeng is a JV partner for Stellantis, Honda, Nissan
An employee works on the car assembly line at a Dongfeng factory in Wuhan, China.
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China’s Dongfeng Motor Group Co. is in early talks with the Italian government about making cars in the country to help boost its international business.
Dongfeng, a partner of Fiat maker Stellantis NV, is weighing a plant in Italy with a capacity to make more than 100,000 vehicles annually, Qian Xie, who heads operations in Europe, said Tuesday. Italy has been trying to attract another carmaker to the country after clashing with Stellantis’ plans to cut jobs and move positions to lower-cost sites.