en after initial testing, emphasizing the company’s ongoing commitment to offering safer vehicles in more affordable market segments. Alejandro Furas, Latin NCAP’s Secretary General, congratulated Nissan but also pointed out that the brand still lags in the pickup segment, where models like the NP300 haven’t been updated in years. Furas called on governments to require mandatory safety labeling with star ratings to better inform consumers. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/31

1,056 units sold in the country. During December, Nissan sold 24,514 units, an increase of 10.5% compared to the previous month, 6.7% more compared to December 2022. Some of the best-selling models, that are in the top 10 best-selling vehicles in the country, are: Nissan Versa, Nissan March, Nissan NP300, Nissan Sentra and Nissan Urvan, highlighting the Nissan Versa as the best-selling vehicle in Mexico with a total of 56,687 units during 2023. A...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/17

sources reported that Nissan will cease the production of its popular half-ton bakkie, the NP200, at its Rosslyn plant in South Africa by March 2024. This will leave Nissan Navara as the only model produced at Nissan’s Rosslyn plant.In addition to the NP200, Nissan South Africa discontinued the NP300, GT-R, and Micra models over the past two years.According to the reports, no immediate replacement model is planned, although Nissan is evaluati...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/30

cluding models such as the Nissan Sentra, one of the best sellers in Mexico.   • The CIVAC complex, located in Cuernavaca, is Nissan's oldest in Mexico and first outside of Japan, producing around 3 million units since 1966, and is currently responsible for production of the Nissan Frontier and NP300 pickups.Vehicles manufactured in Mexico are exported to more than 80 countries such as the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Saudi Arabi...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/13

igo Centeno, senior of sales of Nissan Mexicana, said he expected sales to increase in 2023 and that the company will achieve a 20% market share.At the end of Q1 2023, Nissan regained the leadership of being the brand with the best-selling car in Mexico, the compact Versa with 17,095 units, and the NP300 pickup at the top in its segment, with an overall market share of 18.9%.In March, which coincides with the end of the fiscal year, Nissan reache...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/20

d in the stamping sector.The Aguascalientes 2 plant manufactures the Sentra, now sent to more than 23 countries, including the U.S. and Brazil.The CIVAC plant, which since 1966 has produced more than six million of the more than 14 million produced by Nissan Mexicana, currently assembles the Nissan NP300 and Frontier and Renault Alaskan pickups.With 60 years of presence in the country, Nissan has produced more than 14 million vehicles and 15 mill...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/03

s workforce after the transfer.Employee layoffs will come on four intervals: January 20/21 (183 workers), January 27/28 (142 workers), February 2/3 (142 workers), and February 10/11 (95 workers).The operation of Production Line 2 will continue at the CIVAC plant, which builds the recently refreshed NP300 and Frontier pickup models. (Mexico-Now article on January 17, 2022)Keyword: plant operating status...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/19

s, thus managing to produce more than 3,000 engines per day.The Nissan Engine Plant in Aguascalientes began operations on November 13, 1982 and currently builds engines for Nissan plants in Aguascalientes (A1 and A2) and CIVAC, where they are installed into Sentra, Versa, March, Kicks, Frontier and NP300 models. (Nissan Mexicana press release on July 26, 2021)...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/29

y and design.To achieve this, Nissan invested more than USD 600 million across its three Mexican plants, Aguascalientes A1, A2 and CIVAC. The Sentra, introduced in June 2020 in fifth generation form, represents the latest from Nissan in cutting-edge safety and functionality, The Nissan Frontier and NP300 arrived in November 2020 in a more robust form, with the new PRO-4X as the flagship The sixth generation Altima was updated and launched In Febr...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/10

Nissan Mexicana launches “Conversion to Gas” for NP300, March, V-drive, Urvan On May 24, Nissan Mexicana announced the launch of its engine conversion program to Vehicle Natural Gas (NGV) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), available for the Nissan V-drive, March, NP300, and Urvan. In alliance with Gazo Sistemas a Gas Vehicular, the conversion process is done in three days through a Nissan certified supplier.The primary advantages of this prog...

News  Updated at: 2021/05/28

Nissan Mexico launches nationwide sale of 2021 NP300 and Frontier pickups On January 7, Nissan officially launches nationwide sale of its new NP300 and Frontier pickups in Mexico.Nissan introduced the two pickups in Mexico on November 18, 2020, and began pre-sales at the end of that month on its virtual platform where customers could reserve a vehicle for MXN 5,000.Nissan NP300 comes in 9 versions with a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder QR25 engine and a ne...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/12

Global NCAP car-to-car crash test demonstrates double standards on vehicle safety in Africa On February 18, Global NCAP announced that it has crashed the best-selling pick up truck model in Africa, the 2019 Nissan NP300 Hardbody, into a second-hand Nissan Navara NP300 manufactured in Europe in 2015. The unique car-to-car crash test graphically demonstrates the double standard currently applied by Nissan and other car makers to vehicle safety in A...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/18

s produced by Nissan Mexicana go to the Mexican market and are exported to more than 30 other countries, including the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Saudi Arabia, among others.Established in 1966, the CIVAC plant currently produces the Versa, the largest volume model in Mexico, and the NP300 and NP300 Frontier pickups.Opened in 1992, the Nissan Aguascalientes A1 plant, including the engine plant, employs more than 6,000 people, and p...

News  Updated at: 2019/08/15

Nissan to produce Navara pickup in South Africa On April 10, Nissan announced a ZAR 3 billion investment in its facility in Rosslyn, Pretoria to prepare the plant for production of the next generation Nissan Navara pickup. The move expands the role of the plant as a Light Commercial Vehicle manufacturing hub for Nissan. The Navara will join the popular NP200 and NP300 models, which are already built at Rosslyn and sold in the domestic market, as ...

News  Updated at: 2019/04/10

ume in the U.S., but also on the Mexican market.Layoffs will only be carried out in the Aguascalientes A1 plant, which produces Sentra sedans; A2 plant, which produces the March, Versa sedan, Versa Note (hatchback) and Kicks; and CIVAC plant in Cuernavaca, which produces Nissan NV200 cargo vans and NP300 pickups, as well as Renault Alaskan pickups.The Nissan-Daimler joint venture COMPAS plant will not be affected. (Mexico-Now article on January 8...

News  Updated at: 2019/01/11

have declined more than 30%.Currently, Nissan operates three plants in Aguascalientes,; two of its own and one in joint-venture with Daimler. The layoffs will only be applied to the Nissan plants where the Kicks, March, Versa and Sentra vehicles are manufactured, as well as in Cuernavaca, where the NP300 Frontier and a variant for Renault are built.(Mexico-Now article on December 20, 2018)...

News  Updated at: 2018/12/21

Mexico’s auto exports to Latin America jump 38% during first quarter In the first quarter of 2018, Mexican factories exported 75,259 light vehicles to Latin America, 38.4% more than in the same period in 2017 and the largest volume of exports to that region in the last six years, according to the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA). The Chevrolet Trax, Nissan NP300 and Volkswagen Tiguan were the most exported models to the Lat...

News  Updated at: 2018/05/02

0 units) was a leader, followed by VW Jetta (3,716 units) and Nissan Sentra (3,320 units). In the SUV segment, 27,039 units were sold. Honda CR-V (2,270 units) was a leader, followed by Nissan Kicks (1,880 units) and Kia Sportage (1,831 units). In the pick-up segment, 15,682 units were sold. Nissan NP300 (6,562 units) took the top position. (AMIA release from March 9, 2018)...

News  Updated at: 2018/04/10

tomaker will eliminate the third production shift, implying layoffs for 550 workers.On November 18, 2017, Nissan announced that it would end production of the Tiida at Cuernavaca in June 2018, which has contributed to a gradual reduction in current operations. The plant continues to manufacture the NP300 Frontier, Versa, and NV200 commercial van. (Mexico-Now article on March 6, 2018)...

News  Updated at: 2018/03/09

406 units) was a leader, followed by VW Jetta (2,870 units) and Nissan Sentra (2,803 units). In the SUV segment, 25,092 units were sold. Honda CR-V (2,049 units) was a leader, followed by Honda HR-V (1,762 units) and Nissan Kicks (1,684 units). In the pick-up segment, 14,397 units were sold. Nissan NP300 (5,578 units) took the top position.(AMIA release from March 6, 2018)...

News  Updated at: 2018/03/08