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Nissan Hopes to Sell 50K Hybrids Per Year
Nissan plans to sell 50,000 units per year of
the upcoming Altima hybrid, to be built either
in Smyrna, Tennessee, or Canton, Mississippi,
reports Automotive News.
“That’s the number we’re looking
at,” says Tadao Takahashi, Nissan’s
executive vice president in charge of global manufacturing.
“Nissan needs to sell at least 50,000 hybrid
Altimas a year to help it meet U.S. standards
for corporate average fuel economy,” says
Takaki Nakanishi, analyst at UBS Warburg (Japan)
Ltd.”
The Altima will be powered using hybrid technology
from Toyota Motor Corp.
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