Nissan begins line integration of factories in Thailand

Nissan Thailand officially starts line integration of its vehicle plants in Samut Prakan

Earlier this year, Nissan announced that it would be consolidating vehicle production in Thailand's Plant #1 and #2. This is part of the automaker's global turnaround measures and ongoing business transformation as the brand weathers a financial storm. With it, Plant #1 will be closed for vehicle assembly as the facility will instead be used for body and press shops, as well as operations logistics.

Fast forward several months, Nissan is proud to announce it has officially kick-started the line integration at its manufacturing plant in Samut Prakan province, Thailand. As part of the project's important milestones. Nissan held a ceremony at Nissan Motor Thailand Plant Line #1 to celebrate decades of its production excellence and the new beginning of its manufacturing.

“Nissan continues its commitment to grow its presence in Thailand and ASEAN. One of our strategic actions this year is upgrading our production lines at Nissan Thailand’s plants to be more cost-competitive and ready for future model localization. This key action prepares us to continue delivering exciting Thai-made vehicles for our valued customers in Thailand and other export destinations,” said Toshihiro Fujiki, president of Nissan Thailand & ASEAN.

Nissan’s first manufacturing plant in Thailand was established in 1962. A few years later, Nissan Motor Thailand Plant Line #1, located at today’s premises in Samut Prakan province, was established in 1975. Nissan Motor Thailand Plant Line #1 has been in operation for 50 years, producing a total of more than 2.5 million vehicles for both Thailand’s domestic market and overseas markets.

The line integration project at Plant #2 is expected to be complete in Q2 2025. Production of current models sold in Thailand and in the region, such as Almera, Kicks e-Power, Navara, and Terra, and also some future models, will be at the new integrated line of Nissan Motor Thailand Plant.

With that, customers in Southeast Asia and the Philippines can have peace of mind that Nissan will continue to build vehicles for the region.