Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. will consider plants and assets that are being shed by U.S. automakers as the Japanese company looks to expand manufacturing capacity in North America, a top Nissan executive said on Thursday.
Nissan is also moving production of the Quest minivan from its Canton, Mississippi, plant to a facility in Japan in 2008 to make room for new products, Daniel Gaudette, senior vice president of North American manufacturing and supply chain management, told Reuters in an interview.
"Everything depends on what's available, when it's available and then what our needs are," Gaudette said, referring to the plants that are being closed by General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.. "We certainly would consider any viable opportunity."
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