The e-NV200 was revealed a few years ago, but we haven’t seen the electric van come stateside yet. Nissan could also go the electric route with something unique. If Nissan wanted, it could Americanize the van and bring it over here to keep a tiny foothold in the U.S. The alliance with Renault has already led to a rebadged Nissan NV300 (Renault Traffic) that’s sold in Europe. However, slashing these few vans from the lineup doesn’t mean Nissan is exiting the commercial space entirely. We’ve been hearing plenty of news out of Nissan about shrinking the company’s portfolio as of late. Many commercial fleet buyers also purchase their trucks and vans together, and since the F-150 is so popular, it just makes sense for folks to buy Ford vans, too. The shared truck chassis forced a longer front end and passenger compartment than others, which cut down on total cargo space - the long nose also made maneuvering a bigger hassle. It’s difficult to compete with the Ford Transit van, which is available in a dizzying number of configurations compared to Nissan’s vans.ĪN cites a number of other reasons for the NV’s poor performance. Fuel & MPG Range in miles (city/hwy) 375 hp 5,800 rpm 387 lb-ft 4,000 rpm Double overhead cam (DOHC) Towing & Hauling 8,700 lbs. It’s been a long time since we’ve been behind the wheel of a Nissan NV of any kind, but we did drive the big NV and smaller NV200 when they launched. Nissan is ahead of Mercedes (Metris and Sprinter), but not by a wide margin. Pricing and Which One to Buy The 2020 Nissan NV200 is the least expensive vehicle in the compact cargo-van class. GM topped 100,000, and FCA was just under 70,000 commercial vans. Nissan sold nearly 39,000 commercial vans last year, while Ford moved about 240,000. All of Nissan’s entries are aging without updates on the horizon, and they’re not leading the market anywhere either.įord, GM and FCA dominated this market when Nissan entered just under a decade ago, and nothing has changed since. The NV200 is a much smaller van that’s built in Mexico and competes with a van like the Ford Transit Connect. Both the NV Cargo and NV Passenger vans are built off heavy-duty Titan frames and built in the U.S. That's no confirmation, but there could be some official news coming down the pipeline soon. We asked Nissan about the report and received this statement back: "Nissan is considering a number of opportunities to streamline the product portfolio and drive efficiencies within our manufacturing operations. “We don't want to go more in the business of vans in the U.S.," a Nissan source told AN. They include the NV Cargo, NV Passenger and NV200.
Nissan currently sells three main types of vans here. A report from Automotive News cites unnamed sources “familiar with the plans” as proof that Nissan will extricate itself from the U.S. The Nissan NV line of vans might not be long for this world.
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