Nissan has selected its Decherd, Tennessee plant to produce electric motor assemblies for the Nissan Leaf EV. When the new assembly line is completed, the plant will have the capacity to produce up to 150,000 electric motors annually for Nissan Leafs, which will soon be built at the company's Smyrna, Tenn. assembly plant.
Retooling at Decherd is facilitated by U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program loan funds. When completed, the plant will not only advance the adoption of electric vehicles in the United States, but it will also bring up to 90 new jobs to the Decherd area.
The new plant will feature highly automated, state-of-the-art equipment including wire winding machines, magnetization and magnet insertion equipment, varnishing and hot press equipment and test equipment. Today, the 1.2 million sq.-ft. Decherd plant produces engines and components for Nissan vehicles built in North America and has a capacity to produce 950,000 engines annually.
“Nissan’s Tennessee operations are paving the way to a zero-emission future for everyone," said Bill Krueger, vice chairman of Nissan Americas. "By delivering motors for the first mass-produced electric vehicles manufactured in the United States, our Decherd plant will play a vital role in making zero-emission mobility a reality for American consumers."
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