Nissan is using AI-powered cameras at its Canton, Mississippi, plant. They analyze how workers bend, walk, and assemble vehicles The company says the system has contributed to about $34 million in health and safety-related savings.
The Japanese carmaker kept its annual earnings forecasts unchanged, even as it lowered its vehicle sales projection.
Nissan is recalling 168,149 vehicles in the U.S., as the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed on the certification label is incorrect, which can allow the vehicle to be overloaded, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday.
Some of the world's biggest carmakers on Friday broadly won the first stage of a mammoth legal battle over whether some of their diesel vehicles contained prohibited "defeat devices" which limited emissions control systems.
China's Chery formally took over Nissan's car manufacturing plant in Rosslyn on Friday under a deal that was announced in January, and executives said the company will spend millions of dollars upgrading and adding machinery ahead of starting vehicle production in South Africa in mid-2027.
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa was pleased when the automaker reported Wednesday that its second-quarter U.S. vehicle sales ticked higher. But he knows there's still a long way to go.
Christian Meunier is banking on a U.S. comeback for Nissan's hybrids, more cars made in America and a revamp of the luxury Infiniti brand.