Inovev forecasts 10,000 new Nissan NV250s per year
- To counter the new Toyota ProAce City based on Citroën Berlingo, Peugeot Partner and Opel Combo, Nissan is responding by launching the NV250 based on the Renault Kangoo. At the same time, the two Japanese brands are investing in the N1-1 segment, which represents the most compact category of light commercial vehicles, with a model redesigned from another brand.
- In the past, there was a Nissan light commercial vehicle derived from a Renault Kangoo, the Kubistar, marketed between 1997 and 2009, but this model had not been very successful. It was replaced in 2012 by the Nissan NV200, which no longer had anything to do with the Renault Kangoo, since it was a 100% Nissan model. As Inovev suggested several months ago, the Nissan NV200 will be replaced by the new Nissan NV250 derived from the second generation of the Renault Kangoo.
- In fact, for some time there will only remain the electric version of the Nissan NV200 (e-NV200) since the new NV250 is not designed to be equipped with an electric motor, unlike the Renault Kangoo. This situation is quite incomprehensible, because the electric NV250 could have replaced the e-NV200 but this is the choice that was dictated by Nissan.
- It is also surprising that the launch of the Nissan NV250 takes place one year before the launch of the third generation Renault Kangoo, which means that Nissan will keep the old bodywork while Renault will soon benefit from the new one.
- The Nissan NV250, which is produced at the Renault Maubeuge site alongside the Renault Kangoo and Mercedes Citan, is equipped with the original Renault 1.5 DCI diesel engine. Inovev predicts 10,000 units per year of the new Nissan NV250.
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