In what is surely a sign of the times, Nissan is reportedly considering buying assembly plants closed by General Motors and Ford. “Everything depends on what’s available, when it’s available and then what our needs are,” Daniel Gaudette, senior vice president of North American manufacturing and supply chain management told Reuters in an interview. “We certainly would consider any viable opportunity.”
Nissan is in desperate need of increased capacity, and sharing plants was believed to be a major goal of Nissan’s now-dead attempt at forming an alliance with General Motors. The company’s North American plants are believed to be at 85 to 90 percent capacity, and several new products are in the works.
GM is closing a dozen factories through 2008, while Ford plans to axe 16 facilities by 2012.
11/09, 11:01 PM
posted by:
MyGodBeatsYourGod
The old “So ya don’t wanna work with us–we’ll just buy yer closed plants” from the early 1980’s is back…
11/09, 11:09 PM
posted by:
A4
ha sounds like a good plan.. makes good use of existing resources and boosts the American GDP.
11/09, 11:25 PM
posted by:
jas173
nothing to do with this story, but check this out:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=104&objectid=10409698
saw it on the news last night (I live in NZ) and no water got into the car! At times 2m deep! Don’t know if that was in the same car park as the roller tho…
11/10, 2:11 AM
posted by:
Brendino
I was wondering when this was gonna happen…
11/10, 2:42 AM
posted by:
nowei
I don’t see how people can look at a story like this and continue to make excuses for American manufacturers.
Go Nissan!
/no
11/10, 1:19 PM
posted by:
Ricardo Head
Anyone have the UAW’s take on this? Bet they’ll try to drive in a “Nissan must buy the union workers along with the plants” clause to sweeten the deal.
11/10, 2:12 PM
posted by:
BrokenCadillac...
The more investment that these guys from “import land” make here in our country, the more I like them. Kudos if this actually comes to fruition.
11/10, 3:33 PM
posted by:
lanapat7
If I lost my job to a Ford/GM closure and the plant is reopening as a Nissan location, I would apply for a job there even if I have to quit the union.
Good for these automakers that are providing jobs to displaced employees.