moves, Christian Meunier, chairman of Nissan Americas, emphasized the brand’s goal to “find a way to keep the affordability of these cars.”  If production of the Sentra is moved to the U.S., the underutilized plant in Canton, Mississippi is a likely location. This plant currently builds the Altima and Frontier, but has a utilization rate of just 51%. Nissan’s plans for new electric crossovers and sedans have changed and been moved back....

News  Updated at: 2025/05/17

iffs, after the Trump administration raised tariffs on imported automobiles. In the U.S., the automaker initially planned to change double shifts to a single shift on one line at its Smyrna Plant, where the Rogue and other models are produced, in April and on one line at its Canton Plant, where the Altima sedan and other models are produced, in September. As the Trump administration raised tariffs on automobiles imported into the U.S., Nissan wil...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/07

s, demonstrating strong crash prevention capabilities. Notably, the Acura ZDX, BMW X5/X6, Cadillac Lyriq, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Genesis GV80, Honda Prologue, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia EV9, and others earned the highest rating of "good." However, models such as the Audi Q7/Q8, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Nissan Altima received poor ratings due to their inability to prevent motorcycle collisions at even the lowest test speeds. While the progress is promising, ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/13

Nissan to cut production, jobs at U.S. plants On January 29, Nissan officials said the company will be cutting production output of two high-volume nameplates, the Rogue compact crossover and Altima midsize sedan, and shrink its hourly workforce at three U.S. factories by up to 13% in 2025, according to Nissan North America’s head of manufacturing and supply chain management, David Johnson, who described the pullback as a “momentary reaction...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/31

icles annually. The plant's actual output is forecast to fall another 15% from last year to 210,513 vehicles in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, according to supplier presentations. While full-size Titan pickup production will end this summer, Nissan has extended production of the high-volume Altima sedan, which it had previously planned to end in late 2025. (Detroit Free Press and other sources on May 21, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/22

arket demand for EVs. The two EV sedans are part of a wave of planned EVs and the cornerstone of Nissan's USD 500 million effort to transform the Canton plant to be Nissan’s electrification hub for North America. The delay in EV output at the Canton plant, where Nissan builds the gasoline-powered Altima sedan, Frontier and Titan may bring other production plan changes. While Nissan had planned to end production of the Altima in late 2025, it is...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/13

U.S. NHTSA to probe 454,840 Nissans for engine failures On December 15, the U.S. National Highway of Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) announced it will initiate a preliminary investigation into 454,840 Nissan Rogue (2021-2023), Altima (2019-2021), and Infiniti QX50 vehicles (2019-2021) over reports alleging engine failure that can lead to a loss of motive power with no ability to re-start. Several veh...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/19

’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that it received a recall plan from Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng Motor). To be implemented from December 30, 2023, the subjects of the recall are certain Dongfeng Nissan vehicles, such as the X-Trail, Qashqai and 7th-generation Altima models that were manufactured between July 23, 2018 and September 26, 2021, totaling 1,188,020 units.These vehicles have loose seals on the ex...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/12

ts tires to all X-Trails it produces and sells in Japan. Hankook Tire＆Technology will also supply comfort tires for SUV, the Dynapro HP2, for the Rogue, Nissan’s North American model of the X-Trail. Since 2013, the South Korean company has been supplying OE tires to Nissan for the Frontier, the Altima, the Pathfinder, and the Infiniti QX60, for example, under a strategic partnership agreement. (From a press release on December 27, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/11

Nissan warns dealers of production cuts at key plants On November 10, 2022, it is reported that ongoing semiconductor shortages and supply chain disruptions will impact the OEM’s US plants for the foreseeable future.Specifically mentioned is their plant in Canton, Mississippi. The work interruptions will primarily affect Frontier, Titan and Altima output, with minor adjustments in other models.Based on the reduced work schedule at Canton, Nissa...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/11

h the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 120,961 units.On August 5, Nissan announced that it sold 100,203 units in July, reflecting a 4.6% y/y rise in sales. YTD sales totaled 646,223 units, reflecting a 19.4% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan and the Qashqai SUV increased in July.Mazda sold 9,044 units in July, reflecting a 33.0% y/y decline. YTD sales totaled 68,593 units, ref...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/09

the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 100,022 units.On July 6, Nissan announced that it sold 109,051 units in June, reflecting a 4.8% y/y decline in sales. YTD sales totaled 546,020 units, reflecting a 22.7% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan, the Sylphy series, the Venucia series, and the Dongfeng Infiniti increased in June.Mazda sold 10,145 units in June, reflecting a 40.3% y...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/08

th the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 79,752 units.On June 7, Nissan announced that it sold 68,844 units in May, reflecting a 38.0% y/y decline in sales. YTD sales totaled 436,969 units, reflecting a 26.2% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan, the Sylphy series, the Venucia series, and the Dongfeng Infiniti increased in May.Mazda sold 8,280 units in May, reflecting a 43.8% y/y ...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/10

Nissan presents restyled 2023 Altima ahead of fall launch in U.S. On June 9, Nissan presented its restyled 2023 Altima, with a comprehensive makeover including new front end styling and expanded standard safety features.Altima brings advanced technology to its segment – including available Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, ProPILOT Assist and standard Nissan Safety Shield 360 technologies.The 2023 Nissan Altima goes on sale in the fall throughout th...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/10

h the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 67,323 units.On May 9, Nissan announced that it sold 69,262 units in April, reflecting a 46.0% y/y decline in sales. YTD sales totaled 368,125 units, reflecting a 23.4% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan, the Sylphy series, the Venucia series, the Dongfeng Infiniti, the Dongfeng Kaipute series, the Dongfeng Duolica series, the Dongfeng Fur...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/17

he SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 54,034 units.On April 8, Nissan announced that it sold 87,902 units in March, reflecting a 32.6% y/y decrease in sales. YTD sales totaled 298,863 units, reflecting a 15.2% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan, the Sylphy series, the Venucia series, the Dongfeng Infiniti, the Nissan Navara, and the Dongfeng Rich pickup truck series increased in ...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/14

a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 36,297 units, up by 9.9% y/y.On March 3, Nissan announced that it sold 77,494 units in February, reflecting a 2.5% y/y increase in sales. YTD sales totaled 210,961 units, reflecting a 4.9% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan, the Sylphy series, the Nissan Qashqai, the Venucia series, and the Dongfeng Rich pickup truck series increased in February.On March 4, M...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/10

ogy. As part of this effort, Nissan is targeting 40% of its U.S. vehicle sales volume to be fully electric by 2030, with even more to be electrified.Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant has built nearly 5 million vehicles since opening in 2003, and currently employs approximately 5,000 people building the Altima, Frontier, TITAN and TITAN XD.With this announcement, Nissan now has invested USD 4 billion in the Canton facility, and more than USD 13 billio...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/18

rid power system, totaled 21,206 units in January.On February 9, Nissan announced that it sold 133,467 units in January, reflecting an 8.7% y/y decrease in sales, owing to external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and cross-industry raw material shortages. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan, the Sylphy sedan, the Qashqai SUV and the Venucia D60 compact sedan increased in January.On February 9, Mazda announced that sales in Ja...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/14

san announced that it sold 133,803 units in December, reflecting a 20.8% y/y decrease in sales, owing to external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and cross-industry raw material shortages. YTD sales totaled 1,381,494 units, reflecting a 5.2% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan increased in December.On January 6, Mazda announced that sales in December reached 14,590 units, down by 36.1% y/y. YTD sales totaled 183...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/11