Nissan hints at building new U.S. assembly plant

Nissan operates the most productive auto assembly plant in all of North America in Smyrna, Tenn., pictured, but also imports several models from Japan and is the top car producer in Mexico.

By:

Jamie Butters

November 19, 2017 05:00 AM

Nissan Motor Co. is squeezing all it can from its U.S. assembly plants and will need to build a new factory if it keeps growing in the lucrative American auto market, a top executive said.

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