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Many sedans aren't exactly profitable for the companies that make them. Thin profit margins and poor sales forced Mitsubishi and Kia to discontinue the subcompact Mirage and Rio. Not long now, both of them will be joined by two nameplates from Nissan.
According to Automotive News, the Altima midsizer and Versa subcompact sedan are both going the way of the dodo in 2025. The cited publication doesn't give any source for this intel, although it makes sense once you look over the sales reported in the past five years, then compare them with the Murano and Kicks.
Furthermore, we already know that Nissan will discontinue the Maxima after the 2023 model year. The writing is on the wall for the Japanese automaker's Titan pickup as well. The full-size truck will end production at the Canton assembly plant in Mississippi sometime in the summer of 2024, leaving the Frontier to soldier on alone. Nissan's mid-size truck is allegedly going to be replaced by an electric take on the Frontier in 2029, likely for the 2030 model year.
Automotive News further understands that Nissan's Maxima, Altima, and Versa are getting discontinued in favor of an electric sedan, which is expected to drop sometime in 2026. According to Nissan, however, two EVs will start production at the Canton assembly plant sometime during 2025, probably as 2026 models.
One of those zero-emission vehicles is a Nissan, whereas the other will be marketed by Infiniti. Under the Ambition 2030 electrification strategy, the Japanese automaker intends to launch 27 electrified vehicles by fiscal year 2030, of which 19 are full-electric vehicles.
The Canton-bound electric vehicles were briefly previewed in February 2022 by Nissan, with both of them showing two doors per side and sedan-like rooflines. These mystery electric vehicles may also come in the guise of liftbacks rather than as traditional sedans, but only time will tell what's in the offing.
In the meantime, it should be highlighted that sub-$20k new cars are few and far between. The Versa is the most affordable of the bunch at press time, retailing at $15,980 (sans destination freight charge) in the US.
The Altima is relatively affordable in its own right, starting at $25,730 as opposed to $26,420 for the Camry and $27,295 for the Accord. But alas, both the Versa and Altima suffer from Nissan's age-old mistakes of aggressive cost cutting and abysmal quality control.
For example, this generation of the Altima is listed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with no fewer than five recalls to its name for the first model year. The most worrying came in the form of a fuel tube that may disconnect and a fuel tank that may leak due to an improperly engaged lock ring.
As for the Versa, make that only two recalls. Back in February 2020, a handful of vehicles were called back due to insufficiently thick fuel tanks. Come June 2021, quite a few more 2020 model year vehicles were recalled stateside over incorrectly manufactured turn signal bulbs.
Furthermore, we already know that Nissan will discontinue the Maxima after the 2023 model year. The writing is on the wall for the Japanese automaker's Titan pickup as well. The full-size truck will end production at the Canton assembly plant in Mississippi sometime in the summer of 2024, leaving the Frontier to soldier on alone. Nissan's mid-size truck is allegedly going to be replaced by an electric take on the Frontier in 2029, likely for the 2030 model year.
Automotive News further understands that Nissan's Maxima, Altima, and Versa are getting discontinued in favor of an electric sedan, which is expected to drop sometime in 2026. According to Nissan, however, two EVs will start production at the Canton assembly plant sometime during 2025, probably as 2026 models.
One of those zero-emission vehicles is a Nissan, whereas the other will be marketed by Infiniti. Under the Ambition 2030 electrification strategy, the Japanese automaker intends to launch 27 electrified vehicles by fiscal year 2030, of which 19 are full-electric vehicles.
The Canton-bound electric vehicles were briefly previewed in February 2022 by Nissan, with both of them showing two doors per side and sedan-like rooflines. These mystery electric vehicles may also come in the guise of liftbacks rather than as traditional sedans, but only time will tell what's in the offing.
In the meantime, it should be highlighted that sub-$20k new cars are few and far between. The Versa is the most affordable of the bunch at press time, retailing at $15,980 (sans destination freight charge) in the US.
The Altima is relatively affordable in its own right, starting at $25,730 as opposed to $26,420 for the Camry and $27,295 for the Accord. But alas, both the Versa and Altima suffer from Nissan's age-old mistakes of aggressive cost cutting and abysmal quality control.
For example, this generation of the Altima is listed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with no fewer than five recalls to its name for the first model year. The most worrying came in the form of a fuel tube that may disconnect and a fuel tank that may leak due to an improperly engaged lock ring.
As for the Versa, make that only two recalls. Back in February 2020, a handful of vehicles were called back due to insufficiently thick fuel tanks. Come June 2021, quite a few more 2020 model year vehicles were recalled stateside over incorrectly manufactured turn signal bulbs.
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