by Gary S. Vasilash > Editor-In-Chief
On the 2015 Nissan Murano
This crossover is generation three for the nameplate.
And while some vehicles get a less-bold design as time
goes on, that's certainly not the case with the Murano.
There is something about Nissan in
the U.S. that Fred Diaz, Senior Vice
President, Nissan Sales & Marketing and
Operations U.S., Nissan North America,
Inc., thinks ought to be more widely
known. He points out that some 85%
of the vehicles sold by Nissan in the
U.S. are produced in North America.
Like in the company's plant in Smyrna,
Tennessee, the original Nissan plant
in the U.S., which, Diaz says, is the
largest-volume plant of any OEM in the
U.S., going to 650,000 units this year.
(They build the Nissan Altima, Maxim,
Pathfnder, LEAF, Rogue, and Infniti
QX60 in Smyrna.)
What is important to keep in mind
about this is the fact that Nissan is a
signifcant factor in automotive sales in
the U.S., with, for example, its passen-
ger car sales outpacing those of Ford.
According to Autodata ( motorintel-
ligence.com ), in 2014 Nissan delivered
789,898 cars in the U.S.; Ford, 762,545.
And the company's plant in Canton,
MS, is rather robust, as well. Diaz says
that it is "becoming a global produc-
q The 2015 Nissan Murano is being
manufactured in Canton, MS. Previously, U.S.
market Muranos were produced in Japan.
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