Going local: Japanese carmakers turn to Chinese parts for China market

When Nissan Motor was preparing to launch the Venucia marque with its China venture partner two years ago, it sourced more components locally to keep costs down - and was sent mislabelled parts and sun visors that melted in the heat.

The quality of Chinese-made car parts has since improved and, facing tougher competition in what is now the world’s biggest autos market, Nissan and its Japanese rivals Toyota Motor and Honda Motor are having to increase the locally made content in their cars.

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