|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
This press release was issued by NNA on Nov. 28(local time).
NISSAN U.S. PRODUCTION HITS 5 MILLION MARK SMYRNA, Tenn. (Nov. 28, 2000) -- At 8:45 p.m. (CST) last night, a yellow 2001
SuperCharged Nissan Frontier 4x4 Crew Cab became the 5 millionth vehicle built
at the Nissan North America manufacturing plant here, marking a milestone in
production. Nissan's first U.S.-made vehicle, a compact pickup truck, was produced on June
16, 1983. Since then, the Smyrna plant has also built Sentra and Altima sedans,
200SX sports coupes and Xterra sport-utility vehicles. For the seventh consecutive year, the Nissan manufacturing facility in Smyrna
has been named as the most productive car and truck manufacturer in the United
States, according to The Harbour Report 2000, an industry benchmark study. "This milestone is remarkable in that we have built sedans, coupes, pickup
trucks and sport-utility vehicles at this manufacturing center while maintaining
high levels of efficiency," said Emil Hassan, NNA senior vice president
of North American Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality and Logistics. In 1992, with the introduction of the 1993 model Nissan Altima, production
volumes increased and plant space in Smyrna was nearly doubled. In July 2000, Nissan announced a four-year, $1 billion investment to expand
its powertrain production facility in Decherd, Tenn., and to maximize production
capacity utilization at the Smyrna plant. The annual production capacity in
Smyrna is 500,000 vehicles. On Nov. 9, 2000, Nissan announced a $930 million program to construct an all-new
vehicle assembly plant in Canton, Miss., about 15 miles north of Jackson. Production
there begins in 2003, and the Canton plant will have a capacity of about 250,000
vehicles annually. With production in Smyrna, in Canton and in Nissan's two manufacturing plants
in Mexico, the company's annual North American vehicle-making capacity will
be about 1 million units. # # # NISSAN U.S. VEHICLE PRODUCTION
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
