Transition Of The Smyrna Nissan Plant

At left, Governor Lamar Alexander is escorted by state troopers to a Datsun pickup truck used in the groundbreaking ceremony for a $300 million Datsun plant in Smyrna on Feb. 4, 1981. Union members booed and jeered during the ceremony because Nissan Motors, the manufacturer of Datsun, has contracts with automakers in the South. Source: www.tennessean.com

BMW Group Announces $1.7 Billion Investment In Electric Vehicle Manufacturing In The U.S., Signs Agreement With Envision AESC To Supply Battery Cells To Spartanburg Plant

Spartanburg (USA)/Munich. The BMW Group continues to develop its electromobility plans with new investments in the United States to expand the Spartanburg plant and the company’s manufacturing footprint in the United States. Oliver, Chairman of the BMW Group Management Board… Source: www.press.bmwgroup.com