A Nissan executive who declined to be identified announced that the Rogue crossover, which is currently manufactured in Kyushu, Japan, will move to another production facility around 2013 when it is scheduled for a remodelling.
Seeing how the yen's strength against the dollar makes vehicles shipped to the U.S. from Japan less attractive and profitable, the company is said to be planning a relocation, which could result in a hole of more than 100,000 vehicles a year at the Kyushu factory, or about a quarter of its capacity.
It has been speculated that Rogue production could be transferred to America given its considerable success there, with year-to-date sales exceeding 89,000 units. Nissan has capacity left over at its two U.S. factories in Tennessee and Mississippi.
Source: Reuters
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Seeing how the yen's strength against the dollar makes vehicles shipped to the U.S. from Japan less attractive and profitable, the company is said to be planning a relocation, which could result in a hole of more than 100,000 vehicles a year at the Kyushu factory, or about a quarter of its capacity.
It has been speculated that Rogue production could be transferred to America given its considerable success there, with year-to-date sales exceeding 89,000 units. Nissan has capacity left over at its two U.S. factories in Tennessee and Mississippi.
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| Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Auto123.com |
Source: Reuters