WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> said Wednesday it plans to begin restarting its shuttered U.S. manufacturing operations beginning June 1.
Nissan’s vehicle assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi and powertrain plant in Decherd, Tennessee plant to resume production on June 1, followed by its Smyrna, Tennessee vehicle assembly plant on June 8. The Infiniti Decherd powertrain plant resumed limited production on May 1. Most U.S. auto industry plants have reopened after closing in March because of the coronavirus pandemic but with limited shifts.
(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Franklin Paul)
