Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling US model due to tariffs, source says

Yahoo! Finance ^ | 4/15/2025 | Maki Shiraki

[frogjerk]

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan (7201.T) will cut Japanese production of its top-selling U.S. model, the Rogue SUV, over May-July, said a person familiar with the matter, becoming the latest global automaker to alter manufacturing plans in response to new U.S. import tariffs.

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to slap a 25% levy on cars built overseas has upended the global automotive supply chain. Nissan, Japan's third-largest carmaker, is more exposed than some rivals. The United States is its top market, accounting for more than a quarter of the vehicles it sold last year, with many of those made in Japan or Mexico.

[frogjerk]

BS. The latest Rogue models are pieces of garbage and are not selling. Take a look almost any list of the worst new cars to buy and its on there. 3-Cyl, Turbo, 1.5 Liter piece of garbage.

[blackdog]

So?

[Lockbox]

The number of cars Nissan sells in USA, there is no top selling US model 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 what a piece of junk!

[cableguymn]

Did they finly give up on the CVT or is that junk bolted to the other junk?

Even Honda gave up on Nissan and said it couldn’t be saved.

[woodbutcher1963]

Although, Honda CRVs have 1.5 Liter turbo charged 4 cylinders that have 190 HP.

All the same cars/suvs are going to these smaller turbo charged engines to get better fuel mileage but still the get up and go when you need it.

[Gay State Conservative]

Japan isn't the enemy. Neither is Korea,Canada,etc,etc. China and the EU are the real enemies here.

[Frank Drebin]

Nissan has had a long terrible decline since the days of the indestructible Datsun 720 pickup truck.

[frogjerk]

Any country that tariffs our goods and expects us not to tariff theirs is the enemy of America.

[johnnygeneric]

Nissan car sales have been miserable. I thought they would have sold out or shut down by now.

[frogjerk]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/nissans-variable-compression-engine-failures-are-under-federal-investigation

[Fledermaus]

“...has upended the global automotive supply chain”.

Total lie.

[ridesthemiles]

IIRC——NISSAN SPENT THE MAJORITY OF LAST YEAR ATTEMPTING TO FIND A BUYER OR A N MERGER PARTNER.

THEY ARE FLAILING

[usafa92]

Correct. Nissan’s have been bad for over a decade now. Very unreliable vehicles, especially for a Japanese car.

[packagingguy]

A girl in my neighborhood got a new Datsun 210 for her 16th birthday.

That was a great car.

For some reason they started to produce junk.

[Rio]

List of current CVT vehicles per Grok:

Toyota
Camry Hybrid

Corolla (sedan and hatchback, including Hybrid)

Corolla Cross (including Hybrid)

Crown

Grand Highlander Hybrid

Highlander Hybrid

Prius (including Prius Prime PHEV)

RAV4 Hybrid (including RAV4 Prime PHEV)

Sienna (hybrid minivan)

Venza (hybrid)

Honda
Accord (some trims, including Hybrid)

Civic (some trims, e.g., Sport Sedan CVT)

CR-V (including Hybrid)

HR-V

Nissan
Altima

Kicks

Murano

Rogue

Sentra

Versa

Subaru
Crosstrek

Forester

Impreza

Legacy

Outback

WRX (Premium CVT trim)

Mitsubishi
Eclipse Cross

Mirage (some trims)

Outlander (some trims)

Hyundai
Elantra (some trims, using Intelligent Variable Transmission, or IVT)

Kona (some trims)

Venue

Kia
Forte (some trims)

Seltos (some trims)

Soul

Acura
Integra (standard CVT, with paddle shifters)

Lexus
LC 500h (hybrid with a CVT and four-speed automatic combination)

NX (some hybrid trims)

UX (some trims)

Lincoln
Nautilus (hybrid trims with CVT)

Infiniti
QX55 (uses Xtronic CVT)

[EliRoom8]

huh?

[1Old Pro]

Nissan is still in business? I thought they were begging for a buy out.

[BigFreakinToad]

I have one, but the 2025 has a 3 cylinder engine. I’m not dropping $30K or so on a ride with something not much bigger than a motorcycle.

[mewzilla]

Japan isn't the enemy...

Shinzo Abe was unavailable for comment.

[Gay State Conservative]

I was thinking of the biggest enemies.