Japanese automaker Nissan has inaugurated its third manufacturing plant in Mexico this week, increasing its output in the country from 650,000 to 850,000 vehicles per year.
The new facility will roll out about 175,000 Nissan Sentras annually, according to company president and CEO Carlos Ghost, but the manufacturer plans to increase production capacity in the near future.
"This plant has been built for four platforms and four different cars. In fact, we are going to be dedicating practically all of the capacity to one car because we need it – it's the Sentra. But I think we can do more with this plant, and I think this plant is not going to stay at 175,000 (annual production). There is the potential to increase the capacity, so I feel very good about the potential we have here," said Ghosn.
The plant located in Aguascalientes has 3,000 employees and offers more than 9,000 additional indirect jobs.
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