[Chris.J.II]

Too bad they don't build the Ariya on its own assembly line. Instead Nissan is trying to build ICE, EVs, and hybrids on the same line.

Nissan designed a system that would allow it to produce cars with different powertrains — batteries, hybrids and internal combustion engines — on the same line.

Implementation has proved "an extremely, extremely high challenge" and the advanced paint line has become a persistent headache, one of the people said.

 

[Nissan79]

You'd think that during the 2.5 years of "covid delay", Nissan could have gotten this sorted out. This, and many other things as well. This is simply unacceptable from Nissan and I don't know what went wrong there in the last 5 years. Was there a "Great Resignation" in Japan too?