80% of Nissan USA High Level Staff to Make Move to Tennessee - The South is Not So Bad...

But First Snide's Remarks: As many of you know, The Auto Channel is based in Louisville KY, as fellow southerners we applaud the management of Nissan USA in making this move to the heart of the U.S

Not only will the company save money but so will their Tennessee employees. The move will also create a happier more productive staff than in California, because they won't have to concern themselves with the traffic on the 5, 405, 91, etc.etc., and when it rains they will not have to plan additional hours in their commute time

Housing is affordable, the neighbors will be friendly and the Nashville airport has flights everywhere

Maybe I will take a ride down the road a-piece (65) and meet-up and share some grits and possum stew.

Washington DC April 3, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that about 80 percent of the high level managers at Nissan North America will make the 2,000 mile move from the company's current headquarters in Gardena, Calif., to its new one in Nashville, Tenn.

The Japanese automaker gave employees until last week to decide whether they would make the move, reported Detroit Free Press.

Approximately half of the North American headquarters staff of 1,300 has decided not to make the move to Tennessee, largely citing personal reasons.

Nissan announced the move in November, and expects to complete the transition by July. The company chose Nashville in order to be close to its production base in Tennessee and to cut costs.

Although some have expressed doubts about Nissan's ability to recruit talent in Tennessee, more than 12,000 applications have come in from outside applicants. "We're a strong company, and frankly there are a lot of people that want to work for Nissan," said Fred Standish, NNA's Director of Corporate Communications.

"Doing it now, from a time of strength, rather than some other time when we were weaker, makes a lot more sense."