China’s EV makers are taking over the European factories Ford and Nissan can’t fill Rest of World By: Indranil Ghosh 1 July 2026 at 05:00 China’s EV makers, squeezed at home, are moving into Europe’s idle car factories. Chery will start building EVs later this year at a former Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain. It... © iStockCar industry.