Nissan Puts a Stop to the New EV Plans, Builds New V6-Platform Instead

Nissan puts a stop to the new EV plans, builds new V6-platform instead

Shortly after the Nissan-Honda merger fell apart, the Japanese car giant announced that it would aim to develop at least three new electric car models, which have now been put on hold and mothballed, according to Nissan of America CEO Christian Meunier. The market is not hungry for more EVs now, he says, which means they are now aiming to build new cars with a hybrid line, where a newly developed V6 will be supplemented by batteries. The first …

Nissan Xterra poised for a revival

The automaker is considering bringing back the discontinued model as a hybrid built in Canton, Mississippi.

Nissan Hits Pause On EV To Bring Back One Of Its Most Famous SUVs

Nissan confirms the next Xterra will launch with a hybridized V6 engine. Infiniti is considering its own luxury version of the revived off-road SUV. The EV project is being paused amid slowing demand for electric cars. New details have emerged about Nissan’s reborn Xterra SUV, roughly six weeks after the Japanese automaker confirmed a new generation was in the works. The return of this rugged off-roader is likely to delight long-time fans, thoug…

Nissan cancels EV production plans in the U.S.

Nissan Motor has announced it is no longer going ahead with plans to produce two new EVs at its Canton plant in Mississippi from late 2028 / early 2029. It will instead examine the production of hybrid SUVs at the plant from 2028. Nissan’s original plans to produce EVs at the plant in 2028 had already been pushed back by up to a year due to a fall in demand. In April 2025, the company pushed back the schedules for two electric crossovers, the PZ…