As part of the new productive synergies, the French brand will also assemble a new half-ton pickup in Argentina, developed by the Renault Group and which will be shared with Nissan.
In addition, Nissan and the Renault Group would market two common accessible A-segment electric vehicles, both based on the CMF-AEV (Common Module Family) platform.
Both brands have not yet given details about the segment or body type of the new model that Nissan will produce for Renault in Mexico, but its production could start in 2026.
The Japanese manufacturer produces five different models in three plants located in Aguascalientes and Morelos, but most of them correspond to subcompact and compact models, two segments that have lost momentum in the United States, the main export market. This has freed up capacity at Nissan’s Mexican plants.
The Japanese manufacturer assembled 391,002 units in 2022, 27% less than the previous year, when it produced 536,323 units, according to data from the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry.