The launch of the new Infiniti Q60 heralds the start of a new chapter for the Tochigi plant, the company's manufacturing facility in Japan. To meet the requirements of the new sports coupe, a series of upgrades were made to the production line, and innovative manufacturing processes introduced. The Tochigi plant has been producing Infiniti vehicles since the brand was launched in 1989. 

One major enhancement to the Tochigi facility is a new dedicated paint booth, which has been installed solely to allow production of the Q60's new 'Dynamic Sandstone Red' paint finish. The glossy, deep red finish requires a new painting set-up, using a combination of machinery and manual processes developed by Infiniti's most senior coating experts.

Industry-leading advances in manufacturing enabled Infiniti designers to draw the sharp angles and body lines that are characteristic of the Q60. The stamping and assembly lines feature key improvements, notably through the adoption of a unique deep-body stamping technology and new tooling machinery for the model's unique resin trunk lid.

Manufacturing, design and engineering teams worked closely together to ensure that the unique trunk lid feature of the Q60 was realised. In a world's first application, this trunk lid is a hybrid combination of resin skin on a steel frame. It gives Infiniti designers more freedom to develop shapes that can then be built in a single part.