Nissan abandons plans for US EV plant
Nissan has canceled its $500 million plan to produce electric vehicles at its Canton, Mississippi plant, opting instead to manufacture internal combustion engine and hybrid vehicles there. The decision follows weak US demand for EVs, the loss of federal tax incentives, and a strategic shift under its 'Ambition 2030' plan. Nissan will now produce a new body-on-frame Xterra and other models on the same platform at the facility starting in 2028.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
News EVs and Transportation Nissan abandons plans for US EV plant By Steve Dent May 1, 2026 9:29 am EST Nissan Nissan has abandoned a $500 million plan to build all-electric vehicles at its Canton, Mississippi assembly plant, the company said in a statement to Automotive News. The automaker will instead shift production to conventional gasoline and hybrid vehicles at the 4.7-million-square-foot facility. It made the move to "better align with market conditions, customer demand and Nissan's updated strategic direction," Nissan told AN in a statement. As part of "Ambition 2030," Nissan announced in 2021 that it would retool its Canton facility to build EVs along with batteries for multiple Nissan and Infinity models, with the aim of selling 200,000 EVs in the US by 2028.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Engadget.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Engadget
