[sciencegeek]

Uh-oh. Nissan. Only Nissan.

 

[guyatherton]

He took the job of the previous VP of manufacturing, Erik. Funny how he is following in the same steps.

 

[trevtremaine]

I assume this is for the Normal plant for now, but given that he's from the south is it likely he'll transition to Atlanta when that plant is completed?

 

[JimmyEV]

If I'm not mistake Nissan's Smyrna plant is one of the highest producing car plants in the US so hopefully he can bring some of that over to Rivian.

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

If I'm not mistake Nissan's Smyrna plant is one of the highest producing car plants in the US so hopefully he can bring some of that over to Rivian.

Volume does not mean quality.

Unfortunately, Nissan quality is awful, imo. Once upon a time, they were solid. Now, I hear them referred to as the "Chrysler of Japan". Ouch.

 

[sciencegeek]

Volume does not mean quality.

Unfortunately, Nissan quality is awful, imo. Once upon a time, they were solid. Now, I hear them referred to as the "Chrysler of Japan". Ouch.

That's exactly what worries me. This is a volumes guy, not a quality guy ... and while I understand that volume scaling will be important for Rivian just like it was for Tesla, quality may be second fiddle ... just like for Tesla.

 

[eHauler]

Volume does not mean quality.

Unfortunately, Nissan quality is awful, imo. Once upon a time, they were solid. Now, I hear them referred to as the "Chrysler of Japan". Ouch.

It doesn't help that they have transmission issues like some domestic car brands. Yikes.