Cranking up capacity in Canton. (WIP).

Elvis came from Mississippi, and now so do Nissans; specifically the Titan, Pathfinder Armada SUV (and its as-yet unnamed Infiniti brother], Quest minivan, and the overflow production of Altima sedans. The Canton plant will employ 5,300 at full production (scheduled for about one year after all the models have been launched), and produce 400,000 units. At least until production is increased through productivity improvements nearer the 500,000-unit level currently in place at Nissan's Smyrna, Tennessee, assembly plant, that is. The stamping plant has two IHI 460x230 6,000-ton presses--the largest servo-driven presses in the world, Nissan says--that can do left- and right-side I stampings simultaneously. There's also an 600-ton blanking press and 415 robots in the main body assembly area. Many of the assemblies will be built and delivered in-sequence to the assembly line by suppliers located nearby.