The story began on June 16, 1983, when the first vehicle built by Nissan in the U.S., a white 720 pickup truck, rolled off the assembly line in Smyrna, marking the start of car production in Tennessee.
Since then, Nissan has expanded its footprint in the U.S., including an engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee in 1997 and a vehicle assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi in 2003. Collectively, these facilities have built nearly 20 million vehicles and 13 million engines in the U.S. for customers around the world.
"This story that started with one truck has turned into four decades of manufacturing excellence," said Nissan Americas President Jérémie Papin. "This milestone is not just about the products we've built and sold over the past 40 years. It is also about the more than 21,000 Nissan employees in the U.S. who will take us into our 'electrified' future and continue to improve our products and services."
Stronger communities
Nissan is also proud of its support for local communities. Over the past 40 years, the company and its manufacturing workforce have positively impacted local communities through charitable contributions and volunteering, with examples of activities such as the following:
- 000 hours of volunteering
- 38 houses built with Habitat for Humanity
- Almost 26.000.000$ in United Way donations
- Almost 2.000.000$ in educational scholarships
- Over 17,000 litres of blood donated to the American Red Cross
"Electrified" future
The vehicles of the near future are connected and electric. Nissan is supporting this transition by building the factories of the future today as part of its long-term vision, Ambition 2030, which includes a plan for 27 electric models worldwide, including 19 pure electric vehicles, by 2030.
In 2022, Nissan announced a $500 million investment to transform its Canton, Mississippi facility into a U.S. electric vehicle production center to support the production of two all-new, all-electric vehicles in 2025. This investment is one of several the company plans in the U.S. over the next five years, supporting its goal of 40% of its vehicles sold in the U.S. being all-electric by 2030.
