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July 15, 2022
FACT SHEET: Nissan Manufacturing in Tennessee
Nissan sold its first automobile in the U.S. in 1958, with U.S. manufacturing beginning in June of 1983 as a white Nissan pickup truck rolled off the assembly line at a brand new plant in Smyrna.
January 27, 2021
Nissan names new manufacturing leaders in North America
Nissan is announcing the retirement of two leaders in the manufacturing team for its Americas region.
December 23, 2020
Nissan Family Cookbook: A holiday gift to the community
Holiday celebrations feel a little different this year, with more people choosing to gather with a much smaller group of family and friends or come together virtually.
February 18, 2020
New U.S. training center teaches skills to build Nissan Frontier engine
Class is officially in session at the new Nissan regional training center in Decherd, Tennessee, where manufacturing employees are learning skills needed to build engines for future Nissan vehicles.
February 13, 2019
Nissan breaks ground on advanced technology training center in Decherd, Tennessee
Nissan is breaking ground today on an advanced technology training center in Decherd, Tennessee.
February 29, 2016
Nissan's Decherd Powertrain Plant produces 10 millionth engine
With a new engine assembled every 19 seconds, the production lines at Nissan's Decherd Powertrain Plant don't stop often or for very long. Today was an exception as the team stopped to celebrate a milestone – production of the plant's 10 millionth engine.
April 7, 2014
Big win for Nissan is a big win for the planet
Air is free, right? Tell that to the Nissan Energy Management Team who combed through countless miles of tubing in the compressed air system in U.S. manufacturing facilities and repaired enough leaks to save 11,300 megawatt hours of energy last year.
December 7, 2012
Nissan Donates Truck to City of Decherd
Decherd Mayor Robin Smith noted that Christmas came early this year when Nissan Directors Rick Youngblood and Gary Edwards presented him with the keys of a new Nissan Titan truck today.
October 24, 2012
Nissan Begins eMotor Trials at Decherd Tenn. Plant
The eMotor that powers the Nissan LEAF has more than one mile of copper wiring inside. Currently those motors are assembled in Japan. Soon, however, Nissan's eMotor will be produced in Decherd, Tenn., about 70 miles away from where Nissan will build the 2013 Nissan LEAF in Smyrna, Tenn.
October 11, 2012
Beam Me Up: New Nissan Plant Takes Shape in Decherd, Tenn.
The partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler reached a milestone last May when Tennessee officials joined Nissan leadership to break ground on a new manufacturing facility in Decherd, Tenn. The new facility will produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cyl. gasoline engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models.
May 9, 2012
Nissan Begins Construction of New Facility to Manufacture Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz Engines in Tennessee
The partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler reached a milestone today when Tennessee officials joined Nissan leadership to break ground on a new manufacturing facility in Decherd, Tenn.
January 8, 2012
Nissan and Daimler to produce engines together in North America
Nissan and Daimler will produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines together at Nissan’s powertrain assembly plant in Decherd, Tenn.
July 20, 2011
Nissan Picks Decherd, Tenn., Plant to Make Motor Assemblies for U.S.-Built Electric Vehicles
Nissan Americas today confirmed that, starting in early 2013, it will produce the electric motor for the Nissan LEAF – the world’s first all-electric, zero-emission vehicle designed for the mass market – at its Decher...
April 23, 2011
Nissan North America Production Plant Tours
Nissan North America offers tours of Nissan production plants to the public.
October 2, 2009
Nissan Manufacturing Employees Offered Voluntary Transition Package at Tennessee Plants
SMYRNA, Tenn. (July 30, 2008) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) is offering a Voluntary Transition Program (VTP) to its technicians and salaried employees at its assembly plants in Smyrna and Decherd, Tenn. The plan offers employ...
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