Nissan to stop NV200 production in Europe before 2020
- Nissan could stop production in Europe of the NV200 before 2020, due to insufficient sales volume. Available until today in light utility (for freight) and passenger car (for passengers) versions, the NV 200’s production volume dropped from 44,000 units in 2015 to 29,000 in 2016 and 20,000 in 2017. In 2018, less than 15,000 units should be manufactured.
- The sales target was initially much larger, ranging from 50,000 to 70,000 annual units. The Nissan NV200 had the disadvantage of competing with the Renault Kangoo, and belonging to the same Renault-Nissan group, but with both vehicles being completely different, which necessarily required specific investment for the NV200. Ideally, the replacement for the NV200 will be closely derived from the next generation of the Renault Kangoo scheduled for 2018, especially since the Kangoo like the NV200 has an electric-powered version.
- Nissan has also announced that next summer it will stop producing the passenger car version of the NV200 (called Evalia in some markets) which presages the end of the utility version as well. This decision does not, however, impact the future of the NV200 manufactured in North America and China. At the Spanish site in Barcelona, Nissan will focus on the production of the Nissan Navara, Renault Alaskan and Mercedes X Class pick-ups.
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