Nissan Moves Global Murano Production From Japan to Canton, Mississippi

Nissan began production of the all-new 2015 Murano crossover at its Canton, Mississippi, assembly plant on November 5, 2014. Global Murano production moved to Canton from Kyushu, Japan, where the previous generation was built.

A global source in the USA

• The Murano became the ninth vehicle built at Canton, and the plant became the model’s global source with export opportunities to more than 100 markets, Nissan said.
• Nissan said the move is part of a plan to build more than 85% of the Nissan vehicles sold in the USA in North America by 2015.
• A new supplier park next to the plant was expected to support 400 supplier jobs and 400 additional Nissan jobs, according to the company.
• At launch, the line was expected to build up to 19 Muranos an hour, Auto World News reported.

“Bringing Murano production to Canton is a key component of our plan to build more than 85 percent of our U.S. product lineup at our plants here in North America, as well as to increase vehicle exports from our U.S. plants,” said John Martin, Nissan North America’s senior vice president for manufacturing, supply chain management and purchasing.

The Canton plant opened in 2003. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant attended the launch and thanked Nissan for having “confidence in Mississippi.” Nissan later began USA production of the 2021 Rogue in Smyrna, Tennessee (our coverage).