Nissan Motor is expanding its research ties with a leading Chinese university

Nissan Motor is expanding its research ties with a leading Chinese university as it and other foreign car companies try to claw back market share in the important Chinese market

VERBATIM: The Japanese automaker has announced it would launch joint research next year with Tsinghua University on reaching Generation Z. The research would also include the social responsibility of automakers in battery recycling, charging stations and other electric vehicle-related issues. The major auto companies were caught flat-footed by a boom in electric vehicles in China that has given rise to new Chinese competitors that have gobbled up market share…JH reporting.