Nissan Motor is negotiating with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, to let the electronics manufacturer build electric vehicles at Nissan’s Oppama plant south of Tokyo, according to two people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. The facility, opened in 1961 and employing about 3,900 workers, had been earmarked for closure as part of the Japanese automaker’s sweeping restructuring. Nikkei first reported the talks, saying Foxconn could acquire a stake in or jointly operate the site. Kyodo separately said a partial purchase is under consideration. Nissan told Reuters the Nikkei article was not based on information it had released, while Foxconn declined to comment. Allowing Foxconn to assemble its own EV models at Oppama would raise the plant’s utilisation—estimated at about 40%—and help Nissan avoid the social and political fallout of shutting the factory. The discussions come after Nissan unveiled plans in May to shutter seven of its 17 global assembly plants by fiscal 2027 to stem losses and streamline production. For Foxconn, the deal would secure its first vehicle-production foothold in Japan and extend a push into automotive manufacturing that already includes an EV supply agreement with Mitsubishi Motors. Separately, Nikkei reported that beginning in 2026 Nissan will export electric vehicles made at its Chinese plant to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other markets, underscoring the automaker’s broader effort to expand EV output while cutting costs. No final agreements have been reached on either initiative.