‐Shonan Plant- The core of LCV production in the Nissan Group

‐Shonan Plant- The core of LCV production in the Nissan Group

The birthplace of Nissan Shatai is the Shonan area in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The Shonan Plant has operated continuously in this location over the past 70 years. It brings together production processes including car body production, painting, and assembly, as well as the production engineering division that provides support for these production processes, as well as headquarter functions.

  • Mixed-flow production of monocoque and frame cars(car body process)
    Light commercial vehicle, AD (chassis assembly process)
  • Spot welding using robots (car body process)
    Spot welding using robots (car body process)
  • Dedicated line for monocoque vehicles(chassis assembly process)
    Dedicated line for monocoque vehicles(chassis assembly process)
  • Dedicated line for frame vehicles(chassis assembly process)
    Dedicated line for frame vehicles(chassis assembly process)
  • Construction of a mixed line that can handle multi-model mixed production to order

    • Monocoque vehicles

      Monocoque vehicles

    • Frame vehicles

      Frame vehicles

    Through the accumulation of technology over many years, the Shonan Plant is engaged in vehicle manufacturing with a focus on LCV (Light Commercial Vehicles), an indispensable product line-up even though their production scale is small.
    Monocoque vehicles (such as passenger and commercial vehicles) comprise a unified structure that combines the frame and the body, while frame vehicles (such as SUV and trucks) are assembled by mounting the body on a strong frame. Due to the structural differences, the production of both types of vehicles on the same line is fraught with difficulty. By realizing this difficult task, we have achieved the efficient production of high-quality cars on a compact line. Currently, we product three models: "NV200 Vanette", "AD" and "Patrol Y61".

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