Nissan seeks “maximum” US production plant against Trump tariffs

Nissan Motor’s The leader of the new America said the automaker seeks to “maximize” the largest American production plant against the background 25% of President Donald Trump’s authorship.

Christian Menie, who started engaged in the chairman of Nissan Americas In JanuaryHe said the tariffs accelerate the already necessary plans for the automaker to increase the domestic production to help turn his fighting operations.

“We have great opportunities, great opportunities, and today we have no maximum capacity. We still have more opportunities to improve our power,” Menie CNBC said during a virtual interview on Wednesday. “We are considering selling more US products and set up on the way of vehicles traveling from Mexico and Japan.”

Miner said In Smorn, Tennessee. According to him, this facility is capable of producing 640,000 vehicles a year. Last year, it produced more than 314,500 vehicles for two shifts with about 5,700 people.

“We look at the maximum power and make the SMYRNA power plant it was,” he said. “This is my ultimate goal … to fill the plant and make a lot of money again.”

Meunier has refused to reflect on the term to reach maximum production at the factory, which currently produces four products, including Nissan Rogue Automobile-his car that sells inside the country. He said it would take time to change plans and move the production.

“We can increase production as I described on the existing models we have in the US and take over the plan to bring the product over the next two years … or a couple of US market products. But it can’t happen over the night,” he said.

Comments Mayenje come two days after Saying that companies need time change production plans.

Meunier said Nissan is considering adding hybrid production to SMYRNA as well as new products such as the Infiniti model. He also said that the company analyzes the increase in production for components of power units such as engines and enlargement of internal content.

“Good thing, we have flexibility. We have the opportunity to accelerate, do it faster than usual,” said Meanier. “I have already worked on it before the tariff because I am convinced that localization is the way.”

Tariffs on imported vehicles in the US were essentially from April 3, Despite Trump rollback last week in other countries based in countries. An additional 25% of the fares for auto parts It is planned to take effect by May 3.

Mener said these potential tariffs would damage the company and its plans.

“Hopefully, there will be decisions that do not completely hurt by 25%because it is a lot,” he said. “Hopefully, there will be a compromise between them.”

Nissan has two teams in Mexico producing various vehicles, including imports such as Nissan Kicks and Nissan Versa. In 2024, as reported Unotv in Mexico.

In the United States, Nissan states that it has assembly premises capable of producing more than 1 million vehicles, 1.4 million engines, 1.4 million couples and 456,000 castings annually. From this full power, the carmaker produced nearly 525 600 vehicles in the US.

Apart from Smyrna, the company has a large power plant plant in Tennessee and another major car factory in Canton, Mississippi.

CURRENT CANTON Plant is currently producing Sedan Nissan Altima and Nissan Frontier Midsize Pickup. It operates about 5,000 workers with one change for Altima and two changes to the border.

Meunier – approximately 7% to 8% of its segment, as well as borderline, which survived a significant decrease in market share of approximately 7% to 8% of its segment.

Nissan reduced prices Robber and Pathfinder from $ 640 to nearly $ 2,000, depending on the car and the model in response to tariffs. It also stopped accepting new orders in the US for two Mexican SUVs for its luxurious Infiniti brand.

“Recently, Nissan has fought a little, but we have a good plan,” he said. “We have a good product in the pipeline. We run the Super Good Product now and we will turn it off despite the tariff.”