Infiniti To Move All Production Out Of Japan

The high Japanese yen will prompt Nissan Motor Co. to shift production of Infiniti vehicles out of Japan to other locations, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said.

"You won't have to wait a long time before we make a decision about the new base for sourcing of Infiniti," Ghosn told a group of reporters Wednesday during the New York auto show. "If you follow our logic, we should make the cars where we sell them."

Infiniti currently imports every model but one from Japan. Last month, the luxury brand launched production of the new JX35 crossover at Nissan's assembly plant in Tennessee.

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vdiv - 4/5/2012 3:40:30 PM

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It is wise to diversify manufacturing considering what happened with the earthquake last year. Not sure what attracts people to Infiniti these days. It has to be the performance/price as the styling is very unappealing.