Nissan to make Infiniti at China plant from 2014
A logo of Infiniti, carmaker Nissan’s luxury division, is displayed on an Infiniti car during the opening of the Nissan global head office in Hong Kong May 22, 2012. Nissan said May 28, 2012 it will start making its premier brand Infiniti cars at a plant in the Chinese province of Hubei starting in 2014. – Reuters picBEIJING, May 28 – Nissan said today it will start making its premier brand Infiniti cars at a 2-billion-yuan (RM991.84 million) plant in the central Chinese province of Hubei starting in 2014.
The plant, located in Xianyan city in Hubei, will have an initial annual capacity of 130,000 units, rising to 250,000 units eventually, the company said in a statement.
The plant currently produces Teana and Murano vehicles.
Nissan, the largest Japanese carmaker in China, makes Nissan cars in China in partnership with Dongfeng Motor Group Corp. – Reuters
