Nissan’s Ambition 2030 calls for building 23 electrified models for the Nissan and Infiniti brands globally, including 15 all-electric vehicles, by 2030. The company has announced that its Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Mississippi will become a center for US electric vehicle (EV) production and that the plant will be updated with the latest in EV manufacturing technology to support the production of two all-new, all-electric vehicles.

Here are the highlights of Nissan’s announcement:

“Today’s announcement is the first of several new investments that will drive the EV revolution in the United States,” said Ashwani Gupta, chief operating officer, Nissan Motor Corporation, Ltd in a Nissan news release. “Nissan making a strong investment in Canton’s future, bringing the latest technology, training, and process to create a truly best-in-class EV manufacturing team.”

The Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant is celebrating 19 years of manufacturing operations in 2022. The plant employs approximately 5,000 people and has built nearly 5 million vehicles since opening in 2003. The plant currently builds four models: Altima, Frontier, TITAN, and TITAN XD. With this announcement, Nissan now has invested $4 billion in the facility.

Kevin Clemens is a Senior Editor with Battery Technology.