Nissan To Produce Commercial Vehicles Stateside
Ford and General Motors have long had a lock hold on the light commercial vehicle segment, those trucks and vans favored by plumbers, contractors, 
and other small businesses. Chevrolet produces the Kodiak and the W-Series and T-Series, while Ford has the E-Series and variations on the F-Series theme for sale.
Nissan has been working diligently to expand their light commercial duty sales and is promising to start building the first of three vehicles vehicles at its Canton, MS plant in 2010. Currently, the Nissan Quest and Infiniti QX56 are built in Canton, but Nissan will be moving production of these larger vehicles elsewhere to begin building its first commercial trucks.
From 2002 to 2007, Nissan has more than tripled the sales of its light commercial vehicles, selling 518,000 units in 2007. Nissan LCVs are sold in 73% of the world’s markets, including Japan, China, Mexico, Europe and the Middle East.
“LCVs will become a major contributor to the future success of Nissan in North America,” said Bill Krueger, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, Purchasing & Supply Chain Management and Total Customer Satisfaction, Nissan North America. “It is a tribute to our employees in Canton that it will be the manufacturing hub for these important new products, key to our sustainable growth in the U.S.”
Earlier this year, Ford announced that it would begin importing the Transit Connect from its factory in Turkey, to provide a smaller and more economical option for its commercial customers.
(Source: Nissan Media)
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June 26th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
They should be more prominent in the market in the US.
In fact the 350z is a product of their American design team.
Awesome car
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June 26th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Gavin, I’m not surprised that the 350Z was designed in the US. Quite a few cars from around the world have been designed in America.
Commercial vehicles from Nissan are something new. It’ll be interesting to see how this unfolds.