> a, "99% constructed in Japan, but we attached the wiper blades in the USA" kind of manufacturing move
CDKs would still be hit by the 25% auto tariff (unrelated to the country level tariffs).
It's already been manufactured in Tennessee since 2023, so what's most likely happening is Nissan will stop shipping parts from Japan and rely solely on their NAM supply chain.
> Is that actually feasible or just marketing copy
Most likely depends on scale. Most firms at Nissan size began building redundancy plans during COVID due to supply chain instability.
CDKs would still be hit by the 25% auto tariff (unrelated to the country level tariffs).
It's already been manufactured in Tennessee since 2023, so what's most likely happening is Nissan will stop shipping parts from Japan and rely solely on their NAM supply chain.
> Is that actually feasible or just marketing copy
Most likely depends on scale. Most firms at Nissan size began building redundancy plans during COVID due to supply chain instability.