Nissan shifts production to Japan, seeks higher profitability
In an effort to reduce costs and increase profitability, Nissan Motor Company has decided to move some of its manufacturing operations from North America to Japan. A Japanese newspaper reported that the carmaker will move production of two low-volume vehicles from a plant in Canton, Miss. to factories in Japan in 2008 and 2009. The vehicles in question are the Quest minivan and the QX56 SUV, sold under Nissan's luxury branch, Infiniti. In 2005, the carmaker sold about 40,000 Quests and 15,000 QX56 models.
