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June 23, 2009
SMYRNA, TN - A $1.6 billion federal loan for Nissan North America Inc. to build a zero-emissions electric car and battery packs to power them could eventually create more than 1,000 new jobs at the automaker's assembly complex in Tennessee.
The vice president of manufacturing for Nissan ( NSANY - news - people )'s assembly plant at Smyrna and powertrain plant at Decherd, Susan Brennan, said Tuesday that if existing sales volumes hold and depending on demand, there could eventually be up to 1,000 jobs added at a new plant that will make lithium-ion battery packs.
Construction of that battery plant in Smyrna is expected to start later this year.
Brennan said Nissan's assembly plant can already accommodate production of the electric car starting in 2012 and that could involve a few hundred additional jobs.
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