TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors plans to invest into the new electric vehicle unit of Renault, with the investment expected to be about 20 billion yen ($133.8 million), the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Spokespeople for Mitsubishi were not immediately available to comment on the report.
A decision by Mitsubishi to invest into the EV unit, named Ampere, would come after its partners Renault and Nissan Motor finalised a restructured alliance in July.
Nissan, as part of that move, committed to invest up to 600 million euros ($640.86 million) in the unit, consistent with it being a strategic investor and securing a board seat on the new company.
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(Reporting by Daniel Leussink and Mariko Katsumura; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christian Schmollinger)
