YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co., fresh off unveiling plans to add electric vehicle production at a second U.S. assembly plant, is now contemplating building a third factory, possibly for EVs, in the region by 2030.
Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta said the Japanese automaker would likely need a new factory by the end of the decade under its Ambition 2030 long-term plan.
Gupta did not specify that the new facility would be geared exclusively toward EVs, but the context of his discussion revolved around EVs.