INDUSTRY NEWS/行業新聞 Nissan Casting Plant Wins Mercedes Block Through Daimler Collaboration
Nissan（日产）铸造工厂通过戴姆勒公司赢得了奔驰缸盖的生产 Nissan’s Decherd, Tenn., USA, manufacturing facility,
which maintains metalcasting capability, will begin building a new line of engines in 2014 as part of a growing relation- ship between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler. In the latest step in the collaboration, the Decherd
plant will produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz automobiles. Installed capacity is expected to be 250,000 units per year once full ramp-up is achieved. Nissan’s Decherd powertrain assembly plant manufac-
tures 4-, 6- and 8-cylinder engines for U.S.-produced Nissan and Infiniti vehicles. Te plant houses crankshaft forging and cylinder block casting operations. In 2011, Decherd produced more than 580,000 engines on a covered area of more than 1.2 million sq. ft. (111,000 sq. m). “In the context of our Mercedes-Benz 2020 growth
strategy, we have decided we will expand [local] production capacities,” said Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the Daimler board of management and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. “Trough the strategic extension of our cooperation with Renault-Nissan, we can realize near-market engine produc- tion in the NAFTA region on attractive economic terms.” Te collaboration marks the first production of Mer- cedes-Benz engines in the North America Free Trade region. According to a press release issued by Nissan, the Decherd plant’s location and supply chain position ensure a direct supply of engines for Mercedes-Benz C-Class automobiles that are assembled in Daimler’s vehicle plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., USA. “Tis is…our most significant project outside of Europe
so far,” said Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. “Localized capacity reduces exposure to foreign exchange rates while rapidly enabling good business development in North America.” Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance launched
their collaboration in April 2010. It includes an equity exchange that gives the Renault-Nissan Alliance a 3.1% stake in Daimler and Daimler a combined 3.1% interest in Renault and Nissan. ■
位于田纳西州的日产Decherd生产厂，将在2014年 建设新发动机生产线，满足雷诺-日产联盟和戴姆勒公 司日益密切的联系。该工厂包括铸造车间。 在最近的集团合作中，Decherd工厂将为Infiniti车 和奔驰车生产奔驰4缸发动机。全部投产后将达到年产 25万台发动机的能力。 日产Decherd动力装备工厂为美国生产的日产和 Infiniti汽车制造4缸、6缸和8缸发动机。工厂有曲轴锻 造车间和缸体铸造车间。在2011年Decherd工厂生产 了58万台发动机，该厂占地面积超过120万平方英尺 （11.1万平方米）。
奔驰车的总裁和戴姆勒管理董事会主席Dieter Zetsche说：“在我们的奔驰2020年发展战略中，我们 已经决定扩大在当地的生产，通过我们和雷诺-日产的 合作进一步进行战略扩张，我们能够利用北美自由贸易 区（NAFTA）吸引力的经济条款，实现近市场所在地 的生产”。
该合作标志着奔驰发动机在北美自由贸易区的首次 生产。根据日产记者发表会消息，Decherd工厂的地 理位置和供应链位置保证了直接为奔驰C级车提供发动 机，该车在戴姆勒的阿拉巴马州的Tuscaloosa市的汽车 厂进行装配。
雷诺-日产公司CEO Carlos Ghosn说：“这是我们 在欧洲之外最重要的项目，当地的生产能力将减少汇率 风险，这将使公司在北美开展良好的业务”。
戴姆勒和雷诺-日产联 盟的合作始于2010年4 月。该合作包括一项平等 交换，其中雷诺-日产联 盟持有戴姆勒3.1%的股 份，戴姆勒持有雷诺-日 产的3.1%的股份。 ■
The Nissan Decherd plant maintains metalcasting capacity to produce cylinder blocks for the engines it assembles.
日产Decherd工厂保持了铸 造生产能力，为装配的发动 机生产缸体引擎。
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