Nissan said it plans to assemble electric vehicles for the Nissan and Infiniti brands in Mississippi in 2025.
see photosNissan has outlined a plan to deliver 23 new electrified vehicles globally by 2030.
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it will invest $500 million to remodel its US assembly plant near Canton, Mississippi, to build two new electric vehicles, and a top executive said the automaker will build a battery factory. Looking for a US site to build.
Nissan said it plans to assemble electric vehicles for its Nissan and Infiniti brands in Mississippi from 2025. The automaker said it aims to make electric vehicles 40% of its US sales by 2030. Nissan has outlined plans to invest $18 billion for the expansion. Its global electric vehicle fleet through 2030.
“We are investigating the right location and right time to build the US battery factory,” Nissan’s chief operating officer Ashwini Gupta said in an interview. “It should be soon.”
Nissan operates two assembly lines in Canton, one manufacturing light trucks including the Nissan Frontier and the other assembling the Altima mid-size sedans.
Gupta said the Ultima assembly line will be redesigned to manufacture both electric and combustion vehicles. Additional space at the Canton factory will be redeployed for battery pack assembly and other tasks as Nissan aims for more vertical integration.
The 19-year-old Canton Complex employs 5,000 people. Nissan said it would retrain 2,000 employees as part of the new investment.
Gupta said the proposed models will have battery-electric powertrains and new lightweight architectures designed for autonomous driving technology.
“A lot of time and money will be spent on improving the workforce,” he said.
The automaker said the investment in Mississippi is “one of many” over the next five years to expand electric vehicle production in the United States.
Gupta said Nissan’s Mexican operations should also receive new investments related to electric vehicles. “Obviously, Mexico will be part of it.”
Nissan is investing as it sees the market getting ready for electric vehicles, he said. “We’re not going for a big bang.”
Nissan outlines plans to deliver 23 new electrified vehicles globally by 2030, including 15 battery-electric models.
Nissan manufactures its compact Leaf electric vehicle at its premises in Smyrna, Tennessee, which receives electric motors from the Nissan factory in Dechard, Tennessee.
Launched in 2010, the Leaf placed Nissan at the forefront of established automakers in the emerging electric vehicle market. But the Leaf, with 226 miles (364 km) of range, has been eclipsed in sales by Tesla’s Model 3 sedan, which has a driving range of 358 miles per charge, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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