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Nissan Celebrates Two Years Of LEAF Sales, Opens U.S. Battery Plant

Largest lithium-ion automotive battery plant in the U.S. now assembling batteries in Tennessee to power all-electric, zero-emission 2013 Nissan LEAF.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – With two years of LEAF sales under its belt, Nissan has just announced the launch of what the automaker claims is the United States’ largest lithium-ion automotive battery plant, located in Smyrna, Tenn.
 
The facility – which is making battery components for the ramp-up of production of the all-electric, zero-emission 2013 Nissan LEAF early next year – is one of three of its kind in the world operated by a major automaker.
 
Since December 2010, Nissan has delivered more than 18,000 LEAFs to U.S. customers and more than 46,000 worldwide, making it the most successful 100-percent electric vehicle in history, according to the company.
 
"Opening this U.S. plant is an important milestone in Nissan’s overarching strategy to foster sustainable mobility around the world," said Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. "Nissan is the zero-emissions vehicle leader, and we are making significant strides as one of the largest producers of electric vehicles and batteries in the United States. The opening of this facility in Tennessee supports our goal of making zero-emissions mobility a reality through American jobs and American manufacturing."
 
The first batteries produced at the plant have completed the required aging process and are now ready to receive their first charge, Nissan says. The state-of-the-art facility is capable of expanding to produce modules for up to 200,000 batteries annually, depending on market demand. Those batteries can serve as the power source for the all-electric Nissan LEAF as well as for future vehicles that could be added to the portfolio.
 
The new battery plant is located adjacent to Nissan’s existing vehicle assembly plant in Tennessee, which has been retooled to accommodate production of the Nissan LEAF.
 
Adding production of the Nissan LEAF and the battery has resulted in the creation of more than 300 U.S. manufacturing jobs to date. Nissan said there is a possibility of the combined operations demanding up to an additional 1,000 jobs.
 
The recent growth of Nissan’s U.S. manufacturing plants is part of a strategy to localize core-model production. By 2015, the automaker aims to have 85 percent of all Nissan and Infiniti products that are sold in the United States produced in North America.
 
Combined, the construction of the battery plant and modification of the Smyrna manufacturing facility represent an investment of up to $1.7 billion when built to full capacity. The project is supported by a U.S. Department of Energy loan for up to $1.4 billion, which was issued as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, authorized by Congress as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
 

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