Nissan's electric comeback stalled by Ariya production woes
Ariya production has been slowed by problems with the highly automated"intelligent factory" manufacturing system it built for the model at its plant in Tochigi, north of Tokyo, two of the people said., hybrids and internal combustion engines — on the same line.
Nissan also faces shortages of plating for an electronic component for the Ariya after a fire at China-based supplier Wuxi Welnew Micro-Electronic in January, one of the people said. The supplier told Reuters it had shifted output to a second plant and was"working to recover production.", Nissan said Ariya production had faced challenges including supply of semiconductors, disruptions in components shipments and the factory's paint line.
The Japanese automaker rode a wave of early interest in EVs with the Leaf hatchback in 2010. But by 2020 that car was overtaken byin terms of lifetime sales. EVs accounted for just 4.5% of Nissan's global sales of 3.2 million vehicles in 2022.
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