Inovev forecast 20,000 units per year of the new Nissan Townstar
- The carmaker Nissan (a subsidiary of the Renault-Nissan group) has unveiled the replacement for its NV250 light utility vehicle which was based on the previous generation of the Renault Kangoo. The NV250 will not have lived long as it was launched in 2019. It is also surprising that the Japanese carmaker took so long to launch this model as the Renault version already existed since 2007 and the old Nissan Kubistar derived from the first generation of the Kangoo had been discontinued in 2009.
- It is also surprising that the new Nissan Townstar takes name used on the old light utility vehicles lineup of the Japanese carmaker, such as the Kubistar, Cabstar, Primastar or Interstar. Nissan’s latest LUVs were indeed named NV200, NV250, NV300 and NV400. Nissan's strategy in Europe is still difficult to understand ...
- The new Townstar replaces not only the NV250 but also the NV200 which was the pioneer in the battery electric LUV category and which was sold at 250,000 units in Europe since its launch in 2009, of which 40,000 were battery electric. The NV200 is disappearing because the plant in Barcelona that assemble it, will close in December 2021.
- The Townstar will be produced in Maubeuge (France), alongside the very recent Renault Kangoo and Mercedes Citan. Unlike the NV250 (which was also produced at Maubeuge), the Townstar will have a 1.3l petrol engine or an electric motor already equipped for the Kangoo and Citan, but will not be equipped with diesel engines. Nissan wants to achieve a 3% share in LUV sales in Europe, or 60,000 sales divided into Townstar, NV300 and NV400. The Townstar share could therefore represent up to 30,000 annual sales according to Nissan. Rather, Inovev expects 20,000 annual sales.
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