Smyrna to Build Hybrid Altima

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. will assemble its Altima hybrid model at its Smyrna, TN, plant, the company has announced. Production of the '07 model is slated to begin next year. Nissan is investing $10.4 million to add the hybrid-electric vehicle to its Smyrna line, which already builds the gasoline-powered Altima sedan, as well as the Maxima sedan, Xterra and Pathfinder SUVs and Frontier compact pickup