Nissan Engine Assembly Under Way at Smyrna Site

Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A. says it has started assembling automobile engines at its manufacturing complex in Smyrna, Tenn.

Engine production is to reach 11,200 a month in September, Nissan President Jerry Benefield said. The engines are for Nissan Sentra cars that the Japan-based company assembles in Smyrna.

The engine-making operation will employ 94 workers on two shifts when full production is reached. Benefield said the facility will have the capacity to assemble 13,200 engines a month in 10 versions.

In addition to the Sentra, Nissan assembles light trucks at its Smyrna plant, which employs about 3,200 people on two shifts.