Nissan to Hike Americas Capacity to More than 2.1 Million Units

Nissan Motor Co. says its annual production capacity in the Americas will total slightly more than 2.1 million vehicles by early next year.

The company is spending some $5 billion on expansion in the region, including erecting two assembly plants that will add about 175,000 units of capacity in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and 200,000 units of capacity in Resende, Brazil, within months.

Nissan estimates that the two new plants, combined with incremental expansion at existing assembly plants and parts facilities in the region, will add more than 10,000 jobs in the Americas within six months.

Nissan says its final assembly capacity in the Americas by early 2014 will be allocated as follows:

450,000 units in Canton, Miss.

550,000 units in Smyrna, Tenn.

380,000 units at Aguascalientes I, Mexico

175,000 units at Aguascalientes II, Mexico

316,000 units in Cuernavaca, Mexico

200,000 units in Resende, Brazil

32,000 units in Curitiba, Brazil