Just a general question

sonic370

Is it true that the Z is the only car that nissan still assembles
complety in Japan and then ships to the US?

azn370z

They make the fx g ex m and maybe The maxima and murano in japan.

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kenchan

Yah, I think the infiniti's are made in Japan?

Lemers

What about the GTR?

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azn370z

Mexico.

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Lemers

Haha no really where?

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azn370z

High volume cars like the altima and sentra are made in tenn or Mexico. Low volume cars like the z and gtr are made in japan.

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specZ

And thank god almighty they havent decided to assemble other than japan! Coming from a sentra, the build quality for the Z is truly day and night compared to the stuff pumped out of mexico

PapoZalsa

From a report that I read Nissan is planning to build more plants in the US for the assembly of their cars including the Z due to the economy and slow sales.

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kenchan

not sure why (i guess i know) but every japanese brand car i bought that was either assembled in USA or Canada had to be sent back for warranty repairs...

the worst was a 06 CivicEX i bought new as my dd which had to go in for a full week of warranty repair within 1K miles...and they gave me a rental Cobalt to ensure me that my Civic was a good purchase. man the cobalt sucked. good psychology they used.

fullmonty

At the same place they make the Zs

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Montez

Max has been made in TN since 04 model yr and its build quality went down with the 6th gen Maxima big time. The 09+ Max is still built there but with more stringent quality control it is back on par with 03 and prior yrs Max build quality.

ImportConvert

I have come to the opinion that it doesn't matter where something was made, what matters most is the solidity of the design.

For example, the 350Z I found to be a rattle-can when I rode in a friend's.
The 370Z, I found to have a billet-solid feel.

I doubt the work-ethic in Japan has changed that much. More likely, the 370Z is a stiffer, more mature car.

The 2004 vs. 2005 mustang is another example. The 2004 rattled and felt like laffy-taffy. The 2005 felt a LOT! more solid. I doubt that the factory workers all had a change of heart in a few months.

Design>country of origin.

SPOHN

I found something in my paper work about my car that said final assembly in Tennessee.

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BuckeyeZ

Here are the facts:

All Infiniti's are made in Japan (as of now). The QX56 used to be made in Mississippi until last year.

Made in Japan are:
GTR
370Z (Tochigi)
Rogue
Murano
Cube

Made in Mexico:
Versa
Sentra

Made in the good 'ol US of A:
Altima
Maxima
Pathfinder
Xterra
Frontier
Titan

I have owned numerous Infinti's and Nissan's over the years and have had good luck with all of them. The worst vehicle I owned was a 2004 G35 (made in Japan) and it wasn't that bad of a vehicle.... just not up to the quality I had come to expect from Nissan over time.