Status
Operational battery cell plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, United States
AESC battery cell plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, United States. Products: cells; packs. Anchor customer: Nissan.
Original AESC/Nissan cell plant; ongoing NMC pouch production; Nissan Leaf primary; IRA-eligible.
Semiconductor interface: Nissan EV SiC traction demand; long-running production baseline.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | AESC |
| Plant | Smyrna Tennessee Plant |
| Location | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States |
| Region | North America |
| Owner home country | China |
| Products | cells; packs |
| Cell format | pouch |
| Cell chemistry | NMC |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 6 |
| Capacity basis | legacy figure, not re-verified |
| Status | operational |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | no |
| Opened or target year | 2013 |
| Investment | $0.8 billion |
| Anchor customer | Nissan |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 1 |
| China supply exposure | low |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: aesc-group.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Smyrna Tennessee Plant (AESC)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10