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Nissan Announces New Engine Plant For Brazil

May 02, 2014 cars, carparts

Nissan Announces New Engine Plant For Brazil


During a visit to the construction site for Nissan's new Vehicle Plant in Resende, Brazil, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO, Nissan Motor announced that the Industrial Complex will also include an Engine Plant. The new engine plant will open later this year, with a capacity to produce up to 200 000 engines per year.

Nissan says that it is investing R$140 million in the construction of the engine plant and will generate approximately 200 direct jobs. The industrial unit will use an existing building adjacent to the Vehicle Plant and will begin its activities with the production of the 1.6-litre, 16V I-4 flexfuel engine, with 111 hp and torque of 15.2 kgfm – when using ethanol – one of the most efficient in the Brazilian market.

"The Engine Plant in Resende is an important pillar to strengthen our presence in Brazil, and further proof of our confidence in the potential of the Brazilian market. It adds to our Brazilian Industrial Complex and increases our competitiveness to reach our goal of gaining 5 percent market share, to be the first Japanese in terms of share in Brazil, and to also be a leading brand in terms of quality in the country by 2016," said Ghosn.

Nissan's domestic 1.6-litre 16V flexfuel engine will equip the cars produced by the company in Brazil. The production of this engine will follow the strong sustainability concepts applied to the construction and development of the production processes at the Resende Industrial Complex. The assembly line, for instance, employs next-generation electrical equipment, contributing to the well being of operators, and with no risk of oil leakage, thus rendering the operation less harmful to the environment.

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