Overseas manufacturing centres to also make shields and respirators
Nissan began making protective face shields for health care workers in Japan who are on the frontlines in the fight against Covid-19, the company revealed in a press statement.
The current plan calls for making 2,500 shields a month. Production started at the Nissan Technical Centre, the Nissan Research Centre and the company’s Yokohama Plant.
In addition, in response to a request from the Japanese government, Nissan is studying ways to support companies that manufacture ventilators and artificial heart-lung machines.
Nissan plans to help these producers by proposing improvements to manufacturing procedures, providing working space or manpower to help companies step up production, and supplying parts that are in shortage.
In the U.S., the company is making protective face shields for health care workers in Michigan, Mississippi and Tennessee. In the UK, a team of volunteers from the Nissan Sunderland Plant have been supporting the delivery of protective face shields. Up to 100,000 shields got distributed weekly
In Spain, Nissan is beginning production of medical respirators at Nissan’s Powertrain Plant in Barcelona.
The Nissan group will continue efforts to support measures against the spread of Covid-19, leveraging expertise gained through vehicle engineering and production, using existing assets, and cooperating with governments and related parties in each country, the press communiqué concluded.
