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