Tochigi Plant Paint issued resolved per report

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Reuters Japan is reporting paint issues at Tochigi Plant have been resolved as of November. The plant is now operating at 2/3rds capacity. Some of you may or may not have been aware that one of the factors that contributed to the less than idea roll out of the Z in 2022/23 was paint issues at the plant that especially effected the Z and Ariya. The issue was quality control with the all new automated painting system. There was a specific slow down of two tone paints in Z production because of the hatch paint line. Passion red was the also directly delayed. This is possible good news for the Z although it is still low in priority production wise at the plant taking a backseat to the Ariya. In Japan there is an estimated up to 6K backorders that will still take years to fulfill with new orders still not being allowed. It already feels like 2024 Z production numbers are up with the highest recorded VIN in North American inventory at 1282.

The state-of-the-art painting process, which had caused unstable quality and production delays, was resolved in November through repeated improvements to equipment and materials. (Nissan executive). A company spokesperson also explained that there are no more problems with the painting process and that production is not affected.

https://jp.reuters.com/business/autos/GYI3ZDRN4ZMJHLLFN2LBHWS4G4-2023-12-08/