Nissan to shift part of N.America output to Japan
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Nissan to shift part of N.America output to Japan
Nissan to shift part of N.America output to Japan Sat Sep 30, 11:01 PM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) plans to move some of its manufacturing operations to Japan from North America as part of its efforts to improve profitability, the Nihon Keizai (Nikkei) business daily reported on Sunday.
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Production of two Nissan models -- the Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 sport utility vehicle -- was expected to be relocated from a U.S. plant in Canton, Mississippi, to factories in Japan in 2008 and 2009, Nikkei said.
Nissan sold 40,000 Quests and 15,000 of the Infiniti QX56 in North America in 2005, Nikkei said.
Since both vehicles are mainly sold in North America, local production offers the company lower distribution costs, it said.
But given their small sales volumes, Nissan believes that it would be able to cut costs by producing them in Japan for export because domestic plants can switch between models and build them more quickly, the daily said.
Production volume at the Canton plant would remain unchanged as Nissan plans to increase the production of different pickup truck models there, it said.
Nissan officials were not immediately available for comment.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) plans to move some of its manufacturing operations to Japan from North America as part of its efforts to improve profitability, the Nihon Keizai (Nikkei) business daily reported on Sunday.
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Production of two Nissan models -- the Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 sport utility vehicle -- was expected to be relocated from a U.S. plant in Canton, Mississippi, to factories in Japan in 2008 and 2009, Nikkei said.
Nissan sold 40,000 Quests and 15,000 of the Infiniti QX56 in North America in 2005, Nikkei said.
Since both vehicles are mainly sold in North America, local production offers the company lower distribution costs, it said.
But given their small sales volumes, Nissan believes that it would be able to cut costs by producing them in Japan for export because domestic plants can switch between models and build them more quickly, the daily said.
Production volume at the Canton plant would remain unchanged as Nissan plans to increase the production of different pickup truck models there, it said.
Nissan officials were not immediately available for comment.
10-02-06, 11:03 AM
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QX is garbage. I said it when it first came out and Nissan lovers bashed me. Then when it became one of the worst quality vehicles you could buy, I was waiting for the "1SICK was right again" thread but it didn't happen...
No way they are moving b/c of costs. NO WAY. THey are moving productioin b/c of QUALITy or rather LACK of it....
Has anyone been inside either vehicle? I've seen 10 year old Kias with smaller panel gaps and better quality materials...
I can't believe people buy them, since we sit INSIDE the car.
I do like the Quests looks a lot. The QX looks like a robot abortion.
No way they are moving b/c of costs. NO WAY. THey are moving productioin b/c of QUALITy or rather LACK of it....
Has anyone been inside either vehicle? I've seen 10 year old Kias with smaller panel gaps and better quality materials...
I can't believe people buy them, since we sit INSIDE the car.
I do like the Quests looks a lot. The QX looks like a robot abortion.
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