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Renault-Nissan, Daimler Put Initial Capacity of New Mexico Plant at 230,000
The joint-venture assembly plant being built in Mexico by Daimler AG and the Renault-Nissan alliance will open in 2017 with capacity to make more than 230,000 vehicles per year, according to the partners.
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The joint-venture assembly plant being built in Mexico by Daimler AG and the Renault-Nissan alliance will open in 2017 with capacity to make more than 230,000 vehicles per year, according to the partners.
Output at the $1 billion facility in Aguascalientes will begin in 2017 with the Infiniti QX30 crossover vehicle. Nissan unveiled the car in prototype form at the Geneva auto show in March. Daimler is expected to add production of the Mercedes GLA compact crossover in 2018.
Both front-drive/all-wheel-drive models will ride on Daimler's MFA (modular front architecture). The same platform carries the redesigned Mercedes-Benz A-Class minicar.
The Mexican factory is expected to expand capacity to 300,000 units by 2021 as the partners add more models. Nissan confirmed a year ago it eventually will produce four models at Aguascalientes, including two to be launched in 2020.
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