Nissan Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at TITAN XD Plant

“Steel to Wheels” features Nissan’s sprawling Canton, Miss. plant.

On the production line at Nissan's Canton, Miss plant (Image courtesy of Nissan.)

On the production line at Nissan’s Canton, Miss. plant (Image courtesy of Nissan.)

Unless you’re an automotive engineer, you probably don’t give much thought to what goes into manufacturing the cars and trucks around us every day. Nissan is hoping to change that by giving an inside look at the facility where its TITAN pickup trucks are produced.

“All TITANs made have come out of this plant,” said chief engineer Erik Fields.

According to the company, Canton has produced more than three million vehicles in its history, including the TITAN, Murano, Altima, Armada and Frontier. The new TITAN takes up to 16 hours to manufacture, from coiled steel to ready-to-drive. Fortunately, this video packs all that into just under five minutes.

Check it out:

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Ian Wright

Ian is a senior editor at engineering.com, covering additive manufacturing and 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. Ian holds bachelors and masters degrees in philosophy from McMaster University and spent six years pursuing a doctoral degree at York University before withdrawing in good standing.