Nissan to Invest up to US$2 Billion to Build its Third Plant in Mexico in 2013


Japanese carmaker Nissan said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to US$2.0 billion (€1.5 billion) for an all-new manufacturing plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, that will be operational by late 2013.

The new facility, which will complement Nissan’s two existing Mexican factories, will have an annual production capacity of up to 175,000 units of the company's ‘B’ platform models. Last year, Nissan set a domestic production record with more than 600,000 vehicles built at its two Mexican plants.

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