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After a challenging year of sales declines and
a failed potential merger with Honda,
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Nissan wants to make it clear that it’s not
going anywhere.
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And based on the most recent announcements from
the Japanese automaker,
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it appears Nissan is pinning its comeback hopes
on an array of new and redesigned models,
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all due to hit the.
Market by 2027.
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There are 10, in fact, and the company says
that these new entries will span both the
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Nissan brand and its higher-end counterpart
Infiniti.
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One notable remake that’s generating a lot of
attention is the Nissan Leaf,
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a revision that takes one of the first EVs to
hit the market way back in 2009.
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And give it a modern day twist.
While Nissan revealed last year that it would
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be discontinuing the Leaf, it now says the
model that was once a small hatchback will
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return as a compact SUV with updated charging
technology, moon roof,
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19 inch wheels, and a sleek exterior, Kelley
Blueook says the revision might be enough to
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get the Leaf firmly back into the EV
conversation.
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Nissan offers fewer details on some of its
other model changes,
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but we do know.
That it plans to unveil a 4th generation of the
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best-selling Rogue SUV this time with a plug-in
hybrid option.
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A new larger Sentra is also in the works, as is
a refreshed Pathfinder,
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and Car and Driver even speculates we could see
an all-electric Ultima.
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As for Infinity, the word on the street is that
the brand will release a 2 row fastback version
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of the QX 60, the QX 65, as well as its own
version.
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Of an adventure focused electric SUV that
Nissan has in the works for 2027.
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Last but not least, there will be sports cars.
Incoming Nissan CEO Ivan Espinoza says that
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they’re still important to the Nissan brand,
and Car and Driver reports that the Z model is
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part of the plan, as is a halo vehicle like the
GTR.
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One other update on Nissan that bears mention,
though not product related.
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Is the status of those aforementioned merger
talks with Honda.
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Many reports over the past month pronounced any
prospective deals dead.
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But Espinoza suggests observers hold up.
In reality,
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Nissan is said to be very open to partnerships,
and Espinoza confirmed that the company is
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still talking to Honda, notably, the Financial
Times reported in February that Honda would
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come back to the table potentially on the
condition that now outgoing CEO Makoto Uchida
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would resign, a wish that will be fully
realized on April 1 when Espinoza takes the
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helm.
I’m Eta Wells.
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