Nissan has said it will spend some 5 billion yen (US$40 million) on a new, compact paint coating system that it said would boost both production and energy efficiency by 15%, Reuters reports.

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The news agency reported that the system, which also saves paint by eliminating the hoses attached to the finish-line coating robots, will be introduced at Nissan’s main car plant, in Fukuoka, southern Japan.


It will be rolled out at other domestic sites later the company said in a statement.


Nissan has already spent 6 billion yen to renew the finish line at the Fukuoka plant. The additional 5 billion yen would be invested by May 2007 on the two other sections of the painting line.

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