Devido à recente valorização do Yen a 3ª geração do Murano deverá ser fabricada nos EUA.
Para já, e pelo que se sabe, a Nissan pretende que a próxima geração do Murano passe a contar com motorizações diesel mais interessantes para o mercado europeu (entenda-se, mas económicas e ecológicas).
Ao nível estético, esperam-se linhas mais atractivas e «citadinas» com um design mais fluído como o visto nos mais recentes concepts como o Hi-Cross.
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Nissan Hi-Cross concept:
Para já, e pelo que se sabe, a Nissan pretende que a próxima geração do Murano passe a contar com motorizações diesel mais interessantes para o mercado europeu (entenda-se, mas económicas e ecológicas).
Ao nível estético, esperam-se linhas mais atractivas e «citadinas» com um design mais fluído como o visto nos mais recentes concepts como o Hi-Cross.
Crescente subida do Yen deverá levar próxima geração do Nissan Murano Crossover a ser produzido nos EUA na fábrica do Tennessee
With the yen rising to new heights, Japanese car manufacturers are, naturally, willing to move production of some of their models to their plants in other countries in order to make them more cost-effective.
According to a report from Japan’s Nikkan Kogyodaily newspaper, Nissan is currently considering shifting production of its Murano mid-size crossover to its Smyrna, Tennesee US plant which currently assembles the Altima and Maxima sedans.
If it gets the green light, the shift will be implemented around 2014 with the introduction of the third generation. Although the current version is also built in Nissan’s Russian and Chinese plants, 90 percent of the 85,000 vehicles that were delivered in 2011 were built in its Kyushu plant in Japan.
With 70 percent of total Murano production headed for the States, assembling the crossover locally makes perfect sense.
Nissan has already announced that its Smyrna plant will manufacture the Rogue compact crossover when it is overhauled for the 2014 MY but its spokesman Chris Keefe declined to comment on the Murano.
By Andrew Tsaousis
Story References: Automotive News
With the yen rising to new heights, Japanese car manufacturers are, naturally, willing to move production of some of their models to their plants in other countries in order to make them more cost-effective.
According to a report from Japan’s Nikkan Kogyodaily newspaper, Nissan is currently considering shifting production of its Murano mid-size crossover to its Smyrna, Tennesee US plant which currently assembles the Altima and Maxima sedans.
If it gets the green light, the shift will be implemented around 2014 with the introduction of the third generation. Although the current version is also built in Nissan’s Russian and Chinese plants, 90 percent of the 85,000 vehicles that were delivered in 2011 were built in its Kyushu plant in Japan.
With 70 percent of total Murano production headed for the States, assembling the crossover locally makes perfect sense.
Nissan has already announced that its Smyrna plant will manufacture the Rogue compact crossover when it is overhauled for the 2014 MY but its spokesman Chris Keefe declined to comment on the Murano.
By Andrew Tsaousis
Story References: Automotive News
Nissan Hi-Cross concept:
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