Nissan Is Considering Building a Third Nissan Plant in the U.S.

In the present context, keeping up with demand is one of the bigger challenges facing automakers. With the advent of all-electric models and with demand growing quickly, the challenge to churn out enough volume has never been bigger.

With that in mind, Nissan is considering adding a new plant in the United States specifically to meet the growing demand for electric models. At least that's what a senior company executive told reporters Friday at the company's offices in Yokohama, Japan.

“It may not be a surprise that we go for a third plant,” said company COO Ashwani Gupta.

Nissan currently operates two plants in the U.S. - one in Canton, Mississippi, the other in Smyrna, Tennessee. The first assembles the Altima sedan, while the second manufactures the LEAF and Pathfinder, among others. Both employ thousands of workers and together they have assembled millions of vehicles for Nissan since their inception.  

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