雷諾,日產與東風合資在華研發電動車

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has announced a new joint venture with Dongfeng Motor to develop and sell electric vehicles in China in the latest tie-up between western and Chinese carmakers to tap China’s electric car market.

雷諾-日產聯盟(Renault Nissan alliance)宣佈與東風汽車(Dongfeng Motor)組建一家新的合資公司，將在中國研發並銷售電動汽車，這是西方與中國汽車製造商開發中國電動汽車市場的最新合作。

The new joint venture, eGT New Energy Automotive Co, will develop a new electric vehicle on a small sports utility vehicle platform developed by the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Production is expected to start in 2019.

新成立的合資公司名爲易捷特新能源汽車有限公司(eGT)，將在由雷諾-日產聯盟開發的一款小型運動型多功能車(SUV)平臺上研發一款新的電動汽車。預計將於2019年投產。

The announcement follows a similar move by ford, which has signed a memorandum of understanding with Anhui Zotye Automobile, a major manufacturer of all-electric vehicles, to discuss forming a joint venture to develop and sell electric cars in the country.

此前，福特(Ford)宣佈了類似舉措，該公司與純電動汽車的大型製造商安徽衆泰汽車(Anhui Zotye Automobile)簽署一份諒解備忘錄，將討論組建一家合資公司，在中國研發並銷售電動汽車。

China is the world’s largest market for electric vehicles, supported by government incentives designed to reduce the country’s air pollution problem. The Chinese government stipulates batteries for electric vehicles are made in China and there is an increasing push for electric vehicle technology to be developed locally.

中國是全球最大電動汽車市場，獲得旨在減輕空氣污染問題的政府激勵的支持。中國政府規定電動汽車使用的電池要在中國生產，同時日益推動在國內開發電動汽車技術。

Renault and Nissan will each hold 25 per cent of eGT with Dongfeng holding the remaining 50 per cent.

雷諾和日產將各持有新合資公司25%的股權，東風持有剩下的50%股權。