Nissan cuts number of models due to falling sales
A slowdown in sales this year will force Nissan to cut at least 10% of its lineup worldwide by 2022.
Nissan Motor Company intends to cut at least 10% of its global lineup by March 31, 2022 to streamline production and improve profitability in the face of shrinking sales.
The brand's passenger cars and low-volume sports cars are likely to be candidates for elimination as market demand shifts more towards SUVs and pickups. Cars Guide understands that the bulk of the rationalization will affect Datsun models in emerging markets.
An official statement from Nissan Australia says that local models are unaffected, given that the local division had already dropped the Micra and Pulsar hatchbacks from its lineup in 2016, and the Altima sedan was discontinued in 2017.
As a result, there are only nine models in the Nissan Australia lineup, five of which are SUVs: Juke, Qashqai, Pathfinder, X-Trail and Patrol.
Of the remaining models, the Navara pickup is the brand's second most popular model, while the aging 370Z and GT-R sports cars contribute little to the bottom line, as does the just-released second-generation all-electric Leaf. a car.
Infiniti Australia's premium marque includes the Q30 hatchback, Q50 midsize sedan and Q60 coupe, while the QX30, QX70 and QX80 round out the SUV lineup.
The critically important QX50 unveiled at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show is also set to appear in Australian showrooms, although the initial introduction in late 2018 was delayed until mid-2019 and has now been pushed further out due to its popularity overseas.
In the US, Versa, Sentra and Maxima passenger cars are likely candidates to face the axe, while the Titan full-size pickup is also facing poor sales.
The Datsun lineup includes five models, mainly targeted at markets such as India, Indonesia and Russia, and includes models such as Go, mi-Do and Cross.
Nissan also announced 12,500 job cuts worldwide, although the job cuts will not affect Australia and are focused on overseas manufacturing operations.
Nissan sales for the first six months of 2019 fell 7.8% year-over-year to 2,627,672 units for Nissan worldwide, with production also down 10.9%.
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