Nissan will export the Murano SUV built in Smyrna, Tennessee, to Japan beginning early next year. It marks the first American-made Nissan sold in Japan since the 1990s. Nissan is the latest of Japanese automaker to announce such plans after regulators loosened regulations to more easily allow automakers to import vehicles from the U.S. to Japan. Under the new rules, U.S.-made vehicles don’t have to meet Japanese vehicle certification as long as they comply with American standards.
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