Ever since its introduction in 2003, Nissan has built its Titan trucks at its Canton, Mississippi, plant, a relatively small town north of the state capital that’s home to about 13,000. Nissan recently released a video showing the pride and history of the plant and its importance to Nissan’s truck line.

The large Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant stretches out to 4.7 million square feet, and it is marked by a white Nissan water tower. The plant features a staff of 6,400 employees and covers, in total, covers more than 1,000 acres.

As Nissan notes, “In many ways, the mighty truck’s history is the plant’s own story, and staff refer to the vehicle like no other produced there, proudly calling it ‘Canton’s Titan.’”

Aside from the original Titan, and the new 2017 Titan we recently test drove, the Titan XD also is produced there.

“All Titans made have come out of this plant,” said chief engineer Erik Fields. “The new Titan XD gives pride because we’ve been able to see something grow.”

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To accommodate production of the latest edition of the Titan, factory lines were modified to accommodate the sheer size and weight of the new truck, which comes in multiple sizes, engines, colors and technological specifications. According to Nissan, Canton has produced over 3 million vehicles in its history, including the Nissan Titan, Murano, Altima, Armada and Frontier.

But Nissan notes that the new Titan has an even more complex and rigorous build process, meaning up to 16 hours are required for its construction.

Check out the video showing the history of the Canton plant below: