Official: Nissan agrees to make engines for Mercedes in Tennessee
Mercedes-Benz and plan on in the future, sharing the Mercedes A-Class platform and engines in an effort save cash on engineering and manufacturing resources. A big part of that collaboration is now official with a joint engine announcement.
Nissan will produce high-end four-cylinder engines at its Decherd, Tennessee facility. The engine will find its way under the hood of Mercedes and models beginning in 2014, with a max capacity of 250,000 units per year.
Both automakers are understandably excited about the strategic announcement. Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn called the tie-up “our most significant project outside of Europe so far.” Daimler Chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche added that the co-op will help Mercedes achieve its expansion goals, adding that the engine agreement will “make optimum use of synergies arising from the cooperation.”
to read over the Nissan press release. also issued the exact same release, except the German automaker swapped names so that Daimler appeared before Nissan.
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