{"id":2586118,"date":"2026-04-01T12:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-congratulates-nissan-over-domestic-manufacturing-initiative\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:01:10","slug":"trump-congratulates-nissan-over-domestic-manufacturing-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-congratulates-nissan-over-domestic-manufacturing-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump congratulates Nissan over domestic manufacturing initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-congratulates-nissan-over-domestic-manufacturing-initiative%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump congratulated Nissan on boosting U.S. production and selling more cars in the United States, saying <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tariffs helped drive domestic manufacturing<\/a>. Nissan Americas Chairman Christian Meunier saeid tariffs are prompting manufacturers to \u201cbuild locally and sell in the U.S.\u201d and noted that Nissan has been increasing the portion of cars built in the U.S.for the U.S. market. In the last year, Nissan raised the share of U.S.-sold vehicles produced in the U.S. from about 45% to more than two-thirds, with a goal of reaching 80%.<\/p>\n<p>Nissan plans to roll out new hybrid technology within 18 months and to hire more domestic employees; the company employs roughly 20,000 people in the United States. The reshaping of Nissan\u2019s global footprint includes closing seven of its 17 plants abroad (in Mexico and elsewhere) by next year and cutting about 20,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, Nissan\u2019s Canton, mississippi plant is slated to become an electric-vehicle production facility with a $500 million investment, changing from its current focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-ca-dem-senators-tell-biden-to-set-hard-date-to-eliminate-sale-of-gas-powered-vehicles\/\" title=\"Two CA Dem Senators Tell Biden To Set Hard Date To Eliminate Sale Of Gas-Powered Vehicles\">gas-powered vehicles<\/a>. The article frames these moves as part of how tariffs have reshaped the auto industry over the past year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump congratulates Nissan over domestic manufacturing initiative<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2549300\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> congratulated Nissan on Wednesday for committing to producing and selling more cars in the United States, touting his use of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"584\">tariffs<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-saddled-with-tariff-whiplash-as-trump-seeks-legal-showdown-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP saddled with tariff whiplash as Trump seeks legal showdown - Washington Examiner\">domestic manufacturing boom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wow! Congratulations to Nissan, and Christian Meunier, Americas Chairman, on the tremendous success they are having in the U.S.,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116329590740337581\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116329590740337581\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a>. &ldquo;They have moved most of their production to our great Country, largely because of Tariffs, and the results are AMAZING!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4510378\/warren-buffett-bill-gates-jeffrey-epstein-relationship\/\">Warren Buffett says he doesn&#8217;t &#8216;want to be under oath&#8217; on Bill Gates-Jeffrey Epstein relationship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4493922\/sorely-needed-us-housing-supply-expansion-run-through-3d-printed-homes\/\">Sorely needed US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sorely-needed-us-housing-expansion-may-run-through-3d-printed-homes\/\" title=\"Sorely needed US housing expansion may run through 3D printed homes\">housing supply expansion<\/a> may run through 3D printed homes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4504302\/government-no-trust-airport-safety-privatize-tsa\/\">The government can&#8217;t be trusted to secure airport safety, so we might as well privatize the TSA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president&rsquo;s message was posted shortly after Christian Meunier, chairman of Nissan Americas, spoke with Fox Business about the automobile manufacturer&rsquo;s reshoring strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The tariffs are &ldquo;really pushing all the manufacturers to do the right thing, which is really to build locally and to sell in the U.S.,&rdquo; Meunier <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/video\/6392351637112\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/video\/6392351637112\">said on <em>Mornings with Maria<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the last 12 months, we&rsquo;ve been increasing the proportion of cars that we build in the U.S. for the U.S.,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;A year ago, 45% of our mix sold in the U.S. was made in the U.S. &mdash; we&rsquo;re more than two-thirds today, and we&rsquo;ll go to 80%.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The executive also said Nissan is planning to roll out its new hybrid technology in the next 18 months and to hire more domestic employees. The company employs about 20,000 people in the U.S., he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Nissan placed more emphasis on domestic manufacturing last year after Trump unveiled tariffs that would have taxed imported cars.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3925025\/trump-reshaped-auto-industry-one-year\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3925025\/trump-reshaped-auto-industry-one-year\/\">HOW TRUMP RESHAPED THE AUTO INDUSTRY IN ONE YEAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of its restructuring plan, the Japanese carmaker is moving to close seven of its 17 global manufacturing plants in Mexico and elsewhere by next year and cut some 20,000 jobs. Its three primary domestic manufacturing facilities are located in Tennessee and Mississippi. In the latter state, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-says-tesla-moving-headquarters-from-california-to-texas\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Says Tesla Moving Headquarters From California To Texas\">vehicle assembly plant<\/a> may have to be restructured because of the production challenges it faces.<\/p>\n<p>The plant in Canton, Mississippi, is on track to be transformed into an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1413\">electric vehicle<\/a> production facility with a $500 million investment from Nissan. The plant currently produces gas-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump praised Nissan on Wednesday for boosting U.S. production and sales, saying tariffs helped fuel a domestic manufacturing upswing in a Truth Social post. Nissan Americas Chairman Christian Meunier said tariffs are pushing companies to localize production and sell in the U.S., noting that in the past year Nissan has raised the share of U.S.-made cars in the U.S. to more than two-thirds from about 45%, with a target of 80%. He added that Nissan plans to roll out its new hybrid technology within 18 months and to hire more domestic workers; the company employs roughly 20,000 people in the U.S. Nissan has emphasized domestic manufacturing since Trump announced tariffs on imported cars. As part of its restructuring, Nissan plans to close seven of its 17 global plants outside the U.S. by next year and cut about 20,000 jobs. Its main U.S. facilities are in Tennessee and Mississippi, with the Canton, Mississippi plant slated to become an electric-vehicle production site backed by a $500 million investment, moving away from gas-powered vehicles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2586119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26091288995130.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[76966,7049,11836,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2586118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-domestic-manufacturing","tag-initiative","tag-nissan","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26091288995130.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586118"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586122,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586118\/revisions\/2586122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}