- Nissan transforming its Canton Assembly Plant to produce electric cars in the United States.
- Nissan planning to launch Two Sedan Models and Two Crossover Models starting in 2026.
- Canton Assembly Plant will be an electrification hub in North America.
Recently, Nissan company shared more details about their plans to produce Electric Vehicle models in the United States. The company revealed their expected timeline and models, which they are planning to produce in the US.
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In the past, Nissan had shared their vision to invest half a billion dollars in their Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant to produce electric vehicle models for Nissan and Infiniti, which is being followed with the news of a few more details about their plans.
What is the current situation at Carton Assembly Plant and Nissan’s plans?
Currently, the Canton Assembly Plant produces IC engine cars at half of its full capacity. though it can produce 4,10,000 cars yearly. As per Nissan’s production plans, they will be producing two different electric sedan models and two different crossover models. The electric sedan models are expected to be launched in the year 2026 and then, the automaker will be launching crossover models by the year 2028.
What are the available details of timelines and models by Nissan?
Previously, Nissan had shared its plan for the rebuilding of the Canton plant in February 2025, which revealed that the automaker’s first two electric vehicle models for Nissan and Infiniti, production will be started in 2025.
With the current talks in the automotive market, it is expected that these models will be launched in the market during 2026. However, it does not infer that there is a change in their time-to-market plan.
What is the plan for Carton Assembly Plant by Nissan?
As per Media information, David Johnson – Manager at Nissan – shared that, the Canton Assembly plant would be the electric vehicle manufacturing hub in North America in the future, and the carmaker is planning to bring new technologies and platforms in the plant for assembly.
With all the information, it is evident that Nissan is ready to transform their Canton plant. The workforce training has already been started by the company for this transformation. However, the assembly lines are expected to be arriving in the next year.
Vision for Electrification by Nissan
The elective report says that Nissan company is also planning to invest 250 million dollars in their Decherd plant, which is based in Tennessee. The plan is to increase electric motor production in the United States.
The company is planning to launch 23 electric cars worldwide in the coming years, with the vision of boosting the electrification of cars under the strategy of “Ambition 2030”. The carmaker is targeting to increase the sale of electric cars so that, in the United States, electric car sales would be 40 percent of total automotive sales.
Possible Platform in Nissan Electric Car Models
The carmaker has not revealed the information about the platform, that will be used in the production of new electric models. So, it is expected that it will be similar to Nissan’s latest electric car model – Ariya. Ariya electric car is being delivered to customers in the United States since the end of the year 2022.
Nissan has delivered a total of 5,195 crossover models in the first two quarters of 2023, which is based on the Alliance CMG-EV platform.
Final Words
Nissan is transforming its infrastructure for the electrification of mobility in the US, which will help them to fill the future gap between their electric mobility offerings and customer requirement. The carmaker’s effort of transformation and training would help them achieve their goal with the “Ambition 2030” strategy.
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