Two Nissan Sedan Models Will Be Stopped Production To Open Space For EV And SUV Development

Nissan Altima 2024. (Doc. Nissan USA)

JAKARTA - It's no secret that all well-known car manufacturers will soon switch to environmentally friendly products, including Nissan, which will release more electric vehicles in the future. Nissan, who has been a pioneer of environmentally friendly vehicles with the Leaf for two decades, understands the importance of adapting to this trend.

In addition to focusing on electric vehicles, Nissan is also aware of the high demand for consumers for large SUVs. Therefore, Nissan will sacrifice several sedan models from its product lines.

Reported by CarBuzz, Sunday, September 3, news circulated that Nissan would not continue production of Altima or Versa for the US market. In fact, several other sedan models such as Maxima will also end their production period in the near future.

Nissan Altima, which is one of the best-selling models of manufacturers in the US market, will reportedly remain in Nissan's product line after 2025. Likewise with Versa's model, which will also stop being produced in the same period.

This means that the sedan model that will remain available is Nissan Sentra, which will continue its journey until 2026 with an updated design.

Thus, the Center will be the only sedan model from Nissan that will compete with several sedans from other competitors, such as Honda with Civic and Accord, as well as Toyota with the Corolla and Camry models. Not to mention the competition from other brands such as Hyundai that maintains the Elantra and Sonata models in the sedan category.

Although Nissan has reduced their focus on sedans, it seems that they plan to release a sedan with electrification technology in the next few years. The prediction states that this electric-based sedan will arrive in 2026.

This decision is in line with Nissan's ambitious electrification strategy, known as Nissan Ambition 2030. In this plan, Nissan plans to launch 27 new models, including 19 units of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), globally.

The Altima and Versa models are the latest additions to the list of Nissan vehicles to stop production. Previously, Nissan had confirmed plans to stop production of the pickup model, Titan, in the summer of 2024. Apart from sales under expectations, the Canton Factory in Mississippi, USA, which is the location of Titan's assembly, will be used for the development of electric vehicles in the region.