Beginning in 2013, Nissan will produce its compact Rogue crossover in the United States. Currently, the Rogue is built in Japan, but assembly duty will soon be transferred to Nissan's Smyrna assembly plant in Tennessee.
One of the key reasons for the change in production is the high value of the Japanese yen in comparison with the U.S. dollar. Currently, the Symrna plant also produces the Nissan Altima sedan and coupe, the Maxima sedan, Frontier pickup, and Pathfinder and Xterra sport utility vehicles.
“As it comes up for redesign, that gives us the opportunity to move it, and that’s what we will do,” said David Reuter, vice president of communications for Franklin-based Nissan North America Inc.
In addition to these vehicles, the Smryna plan will soon build the all-electric Nissan Leaf in 2012. Production of Nissan's electric car at the plant will add about 1,300 jobs and has also led to the construction of a billion lithium-ion battery plant adjacent to existing facilities.
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