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Nissan resumes production in Japan

Posted on 07 November, 2017

Nissan plans to continue production of vehicles for its home market at five of its domestic factories after Japan's transport ministry approved changes to the inadequate final-inspection procedures that prompted a major vehicle recall. The company had suspended domestic production of all passenger cars earlier in October after noticing that uncertified technicians had been signing off on final inspections for decades. This initiated a recall of around 1 million vehicles for investigation, including all light vehicles it produced for sale in Japan over the past three years. Nissan said on Monday that its plants in Fukuoka, Kanagawa and Tochigi would resume production for the domestic market, along with plants operated by affiliate Nissan Shatai in Fukuoka and Kanagawa. Nissan said it had corrected inconsistencies and that it was taking measures to improve training and testing processes for inspectors. Japan's transport ministry now requires certified inspectors to sign off on vehicle checks for cars sold in Japan. This is however not a step that is required for vehicles exported overseas.