The future of Nissan

[Matt Pugh]

Hi all,

 

Was just questioning what people might think the future of Nissans sports cars might be like for the UK and Europe?

 

Obviously they are not releasing the new Z over here (for reasons that are beyond me) but do you reckon this could change in the future? Or is it a solid no and if so, do you think the market will increase for the Z platform? E.g make them more desirable?

[GranTurismoEra]

A thread exists discussing this. Market for Zed is near non existent. While cars like Alpine can sell 1700 a year in UK and 8000 more in EU. The Zed wont sell over a couple of hundred. One of the reasons not much evolution in it since 350Z....Its not a new car, parts bin, old chassis. Also design is a marmite one for many

 

The future is basically SUVs, trucks for US and Middle East and a badly run company that gets dropped by Renault. 

 

In UK Electric crossovers and SUVs made in Sunderland . There may be a hybrid version of the next generation Z or smaller displacement replacement for Silvia to appease the nostalgic fans. The current Z will continue to 2030.....The 2016 engine doesn't meet Euro 7 and do they have money to make the necessary adjustments? Since the declaration of trying to bring to the UK what progress has been made? It seems complicated. 

 

By the time the full circle and realization of EV maxing out at 30% market share happens itll be too late. Theyll be far behind the curve as they were with the Leaf when Tesla arrived with the model S. Other manufacturers have reverted back to ICE and ICE hybrid offerings. Nissan retooled factories and committed to EV back in 2021?!

 

They need new ownership, they dont know what they're doing. They need owners who can concentrate on export market and prioritize European markets taking advantage of the bias against Chinese manufacturers using Japanese identity and European manufacturing bases. 

 

 

Edited 49 minutes ago by GranTurismoEra