Japan (AP) — Nissan’s “intelligent factory” hardly has any human workers They do the paint jobs and inspect their own paint jobs people had to make production adjustments through experience but now robots with artificial intelligence The technology has developed to that level,” Nissan Executive Vice President Hideyuki Sakamoto said during a tour of the production line for the Ariya sport-utility vehicle at its Tochigi plant Friday is set to be up and running sometime before April Its assembly line is designed so that all three types of models — electric; e-Power and those powered by regular combustion engine — can be built on the same line Each vehicle is equipped with the right powertrain as it moves along the line The workers at the factory can focus on more skilled work such as analyzing data collected by the robots All automakers are working on robotic technology that can increase adaptability and enable them to respond quickly to market demand giant mechanical arms equipped with large displays shone light from the displays on to the car’s surfaces from various angles so that cameras could detect the tiniest flaws A mechanism quickly wound wires around a metal object that looked like a giant spool a motor part that Nissan is using to replace magnets now used in electric vehicles The company says the innovation eliminates the need for rare earth materials Nissan said the innovations being tested in Tochigi will be gradually rolled out at its other global plants including French alliance partner Renault’s factories Sakamoto said it was difficult to estimate exactly how much the fully automated assembly line will save But he said manufacturing needs to adapt to labor shortages to the coronavirus pandemic and to lower carbon emissions to help mitigate climate change Nissan says that by 2050 it hopes to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations and the life cycle of its products A new kind of paint that enables vehicles’ bodies and bumpers to be simultaneously painted and baked reduces energy consumption by 25% and plastic bumpers had to be painted separately at different temperatures Nissan is expecting to regain profitability in this fiscal year it is contending with parts shortages caused by the pandemic Its brand took a hit from a scandal centered on its former chairman who was arrested in Japan on financial misconduct charges in 2018 Yuri Kageyama is on Twitter https://twitter.com/yurikageyama rewritten or redistributed without permission Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information The Nissan Intelligent Factory in Kaminokawa unveiled Monday as part of the automaker’s new three-year plan is to achieve an operating profit margin of at least 6% in that period by introducing dozens of new models — including more cost-effective EVs — and forging partnerships Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report Tochigi Prefecture--A man has been arrested after a teenage girl was found dead in the back seat of a parked rental car here early on Oct The girl is believed to be a 15-year-old high school student from Chiba Prefecture an autopsy revealed the cause of death was suffocation resulting from pressure on her neck after a police officer on night patrol became suspicious and questioned the man in the driver’s seat Police suspect Yasuzumi knows the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death Investigators said the girl was wearing a white blouse a navy V-neck sweater and a dark green pleated skirt The girl appears to have died several days before her body was discovered Saga police failed to act despite 11 reports of abuse against woman Missing Tokyo girl found dead in central Japan; couple arrested Police: Murder victim had 150 million yen life insurance Mother of 2 dead sons suspected of murder in Kanagawa Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) 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To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division Tochigi Prefecture—The suspect connected to the strangulation death of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a rental car had met her through a dating app a first-year high school student from Kashiwa He was in the driver’s seat of the rental car when the body was discovered in the back seat at 3 a.m Police said the two had matched on a dating app and had apparently arranged to meet An autopsy revealed that Sakamaki died of suffocation from pressure on her neck She also had scrapes and bruises on the front of her body suggesting that she fought back against her attacker She was found in what appeared to be her school uniform has admitted to the allegation of abandoning her body Teenage girl found dead in rental car in Tochigi Police confirm body found in Chiba is missing first-grader but then decided it was better to kill her Man rearrested on suspicion of helping girl commit suicide No reproduction or republication without written permission.