According to an upcoming report Japan, Nissan is stopping development of most new gasoline engines in its major markets. The report says it is generating an exception and that’s because pickup truck sold in the US
Reason, Nikkei reported, that governments around the world are making it increasingly difficult to Car sales Runs only on internal combustion engines. Emissions rules established in Europe, in an attempt to phase out petrol cars in favor of tramis making the development of a new gasoline engine financially unfeasible for Nissan.
Nissan has aimed for an EV lineup for Europe. That is why the Nissan Z 2023 will not be sold there. Now, the paper says, it will also shift its focus to electrification for ChinaJapan and the United States
Obviously, while Nissan will stop developing new petrol engines, existing ones will play a role. The company will continue to improve its existing engines, which are used on hybrid car, and the aforementioned pickup engines. Present, Nikkei Nissan’s engine plants will remain open and no job cuts are expected. Engine researchers will be transferred to EVs and mixture development roles.
If reports are accurate, Nissan would be the first Japanese automaker to make such a move. Nissan has taken the lead in electric vehicles with products like the Leaf and the upcoming Ariya EV intersection waiting in wings. Nissan is also a stakeholder in Mitsubishi Motors, the market leader in the PHEV segment with Outlander.
Nissan’s main rival, Toyotadidn’t make such a commitment, preferring to look at alternatives like hydrogen fuel cells or burning hydrogen engine. However, Toyota recently announced that it plans to offer 30 new electric vehicles by 2030 and have all Lexus the lineup is okay only electricity in 2035.
