Nissan To Suspend Operations At Tennessee Plant Building Engines For Mercedes | Carscoops carscoops
“Production is running out according to plan, and the cooperation with Nissan in Decherd is ending,” Mercedes spokeswoman Andrew Berg confirmed.
Nissan and Mercedes first announced a broad industrial partnership in 2010 that would see them share vehicles and powertrain technologies. This collaboration led to the creation of aNissan and Mercedes-Benz’s Aguascalientes plant The partnership was inked while Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche led Nissan and Mercedes respectively, but both have since left their posts. It is possible that the Decherd plant could be repurposed into an EV powertrain plant to support Nissan’s new $18 billion electrification push. Nevertheless, a source pondered toif there is any motivation to continue the Nissan and Mercedes partnership, as issues are also experienced at the plant in Mexico.
“On the Mercedes line, the Mercedes-Benz production system is implemented; on the Infiniti line, it’s the Nissan production system,” the source added. “To get anything done was so complicated. There was a lot of confusion and conflict.”Tags
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