Nissan EV production delayed until 2028
CANTON — Electric vehicle production, originally slated for the Nissan plant here this year, will be delayed, Nissan officials said.
Officials hope the plant will produce five electric vehicles beginning in 2028, said Amanda Plecas, Senior Manager of Manufacturing and Labor Communications Nissan Group of the Americas. Plecas noted this will include upgrades to the Canton facility.
“Nissan remains committed to the future of mobility and electric vehicle production,” Plecas said. “Our Canton, Mississippi facility will transform into a Nissan Intelligent Factory, supporting the manufacture of five next-generation electric vehicles beginning in 2028.”
Nissan officials announced in February 2022 that that they aimed to begin production of two electric vehicles in 2025 at the Canton plant. The vehicles were said to be a Nissan and Infiniti electric vehicles.
Officials at the time said the move would require a $500 million upgrade to the facility and marked $4 billion invested in Mississippi since 2003.
The announcement comes amid rumors that the Canton plant could downsize its workforce. Plecas did not comment further on jobs at the Canton plant but did say there are currently no official decision to downsize has been made.
“Any production adjustments for US manufacturing facilities have not been finalized nor announced,” Plecas said. “The Canton plant is important to Nissan’s long-term global production strategy.”
The Canton plant has approximately 5,000 employees. The plant's opening in 2003 brought automotive production to Mississippi for the first time and has since become a force for economic development across the state.