Nissan to End Titan Pickup Truck Production in U.S.A.

Wow, times are changing, Another brand will be outsourced and badge engineered!
Who in the right mind will buy a fake brand, a Nissan when it does not evben produce it..
Nissan badge but underneath the bonnet is ( Dodge truck lurking)

New York, Apr 16, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Japan's Nissan Motor Co. <7201> will end the production of the Titan full-size pickup truck in the United States, it was learned Tuesday.

The decision came along with Nissan's agreement to step up mutual products supply with its U.S. partner, Chrysler LLC.

Under the deal, announced on Monday, Chrysler will provide Nissan with a full-size pickup model made at its Saltillo, Mexico, plant from 2011.

Dominique Thormann, senior vice president of Nissan North America Inc. indicated the pickup will replace the Titan. The new truck will maintain many of the attributes of the Titan but offer a wider variety of body configurations, he said.

The Japanese carmaker has been producing the Titan at its plant in Canton, Mississippi, since 2004. Last year, its sales totaled 66,000 units, down 9 pct from a year earlier, much lower than the target level of at least 100,000 units for the year.

As for the Canton plant, Nissan said last week that it will stop assembling the Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 luxury sport-utility vehicle to make the plant as the production hub for its light commercial vehicles in 2010.

Nissan plans to manufacture the two models at another plant.

By Jiji Press, (c) Jiji Press

Nissan, Chrysler to Boost Mutual Vehicle Supply

Tokyo, Apr 15, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Japan's Nissan Motor Co. <7201> and U.S. automaker Chrysler LLC said Monday they have agreed to fortify their mutual supply of automobiles.

Under the deal, Nissan will provide Chrysler with an all-new fuel-efficient small passenger model based on Chrysler's concept and design.

The car, to be manufactured at Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, will be launched in North America, Europe and other markets in 2010.

Chrysler, in turn, will produce for Nissan a full-size pickup designed by the Japanese maker at its Saltillo plant in Mexico. Nissan hopes to sell the truck in North America from 2011.

Nissan in January this year already agreed to supply Chrysler with the Versa compact sedan under an original equipment manufacturer arrangement for sale exclusively in South America starting in 2009.

The latest OEM deal is aimed at helping Nissan and Chrysler catch up with their rivals in the pickup and small passenger car markets, respectively.

"Fortifying the right tactical partnerships is critical to the long-term success of Chrysler," Chrysler President Tom LaSorda said in a statement.

source, jiji press.

 

Nothing! It is going to be a "Ram-Titan" or is it "Titan-Ram"
Built to last....Bhhhhaaaa.