Nissan unveils a new B-segment SUV: the Kicks
- Nissan unveiled the Kicks, a B-segment SUV built on the platform V of Indian Micra. The Kicks should gradually replace the Juke (built on the platform B of the European Micra) whose origins date back to 2010 and which arrives at the end of its life.
The Kicks’ production started in July 2016 in the Mexican plant of Nissan located in Aguascalientes. The Kicks could be exported from Mexico to Europe, which would result in the end of the Juke on the assembly lines of Sunderland (UK).
A consequence of Brexit? Or a coincidence?
The Kicks’ production started in July 2016 in the Mexican plant of Nissan located in Aguascalientes. The Kicks could be exported from Mexico to Europe, which would result in the end of the Juke on the assembly lines of Sunderland (UK).
A consequence of Brexit? Or a coincidence?
- Volume sales of the Kicks could exceed 150,000 units per year, especially if one considers that this model should be marketed in 80 countries, including those located in North America and Europe.
South America, on its sides, will be supplied by the Brazilian Nissan plant of Resende.
South America, on its sides, will be supplied by the Brazilian Nissan plant of Resende.
- In 2015, the Juke’s sales had reached 120,000 (against 133,000 units in 2014), and in 2016, they should not exceed 115 000 units. Its sales fell nearly 30% in the US and this model is now largely overpassed by the same category vehicles Chevrolet Trax, Buick Encore and Honda HRV.
The Juke will be replaced shortly on the market by the Kicks and should therefore disappear.
The Juke will be replaced shortly on the market by the Kicks and should therefore disappear.
- The Kicks is currently proposed in North America with a 1.6 petrol engine of 115hp.
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