Nissan unveils the new generation of the Micra sedan (B-segment)
- Nissan unveiled at the 2016 Paris Motor Show the new generation of the Micra (B-segment) which will be sold in Europe.
- The new Micra uses the B platform of the Renault Clio IV, and its engines (3-cylinder 0.9 liter turbo petrol engine and 4-cylinder 1.5l diesel engine). It will be produced alongside the Clio in the French Flins plant.
- It will thus be the second Japanese sedan to be produced in France, after the Toyota Yaris (arrived in 1999).
Renault expects to produce 100,000 units per year at the site of Flins, which corresponds to Inovev forecasts.
This will boost production at the Flins site, but also the production in France as a whole. It is to note that the Renault management said two years ago that the Renault-Nissan group would produce 700,000 vehicles in 2017 against 600 000 in 2015, thanks to this new model previously manufactured in India.
Renault expects to produce 100,000 units per year at the site of Flins, which corresponds to Inovev forecasts.
This will boost production at the Flins site, but also the production in France as a whole. It is to note that the Renault management said two years ago that the Renault-Nissan group would produce 700,000 vehicles in 2017 against 600 000 in 2015, thanks to this new model previously manufactured in India.
- The old Micra (born in 2010) should, however, continue to be produced in India for local demand.
- In Europe, 65,000 Micra were sold in 2015, such a level of sales positioning this car in the ninth position of B-segment sedans of generalist carmakers. It will take therefore a big effort for Nissan to reach the threshold of 100,000 sales in 2017, especially as the competition will be renewed next year, with the new Citroën C3, Ford Fiesta, VW Polo, Toyota Yaris and Fiat Punto.
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