Goodbye Nissan NP200

[TopAuto]

Goodbye Nissan NP200

South Africa's only half-tonne bakkie is being discontinued after a highly-successful 16-year run on the market.

 

[epah]

Good riddance.

 

[FiestaST]

Was gonna accuse TopPiel of clickbait but this was common knowledge yesterday.

Check the Ice I spotted at the V&A back in May you bot:



https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/thinking-of-buying-a-nissan-np200.1003272/post-31617164

 

[supersunbird]

WTF? Is it not profitable enough to Nissan?

I am guessing none of the Chinese makes have a normal half ton bakkie.

 

[unobeat]

Wonder why though they Ceasing production of it.
Prices are going to shot up on the 2nd hand market.

 

[Nithan15]

Was this bakkie not on the top 10 insurance list for being stolen or hi jacked?

 

[unobeat]

Was this bakkie not on the top 10 insurance list for being stolen or hi jacked?

It is

 

[zulucat]

Considered it at some point - but I do value my life, so yeah I had to shoot down that idea before it hijacked my mind.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Bye Bye ... don't let the door hit you on the way out

 

[FiestaST]

The end of the half-tonner in SA: Nissan finally discontinues NP200 bakkie

The end of the half-tonner in SA: Nissan finally discontinues NP200 bakkie | Life

Nissan South Africa has officially confirmed that its popular NP200 bakkie - and the only half-tonner left on the local market - will be discontinued when production comes to an end in March 2024.

www.news24.com

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Next up the NP220

 

[cr@zydude]

WTF? Is it not profitable enough to Nissan?

I am guessing none of the Chinese makes have a normal half ton bakkie.

They probably think that they can make more money by building more Navaras.
I was hoping for a Renault/Nissan version of the Duster Oroch.

 

[FiestaST]

This would kill in SA!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696034919787487382

 

[cr@zydude]

This would kill in SA!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696034919787487382

Surely VWSA has engineers to do something similar with a Polo Vivo.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

This would kill in SA!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696034919787487382

It would be ridiculously priced and lacking in standard equipment, like all VWs.

Nissan will probably offer it's own version of the Renault. They won't just discontinue a best-selling vehicle without a contingency plan in place...

 

[FiestaST]

It would be ridiculously priced and lacking in standard equipment, like all VWs...

Correct, it will still move a bucket load.

 

[FiestaST]

Surely VWSA has engineers to do something similar with a Polo Vivo.

The is a big difference from starting with a base RHD car/vehicle & adjusting to meet a price point.

This bak is LHD-only, that adds more complexity, definitely not impossible but feasibility & all that jazz.

 

[cr@zydude]

It would be ridiculously priced and lacking in standard equipment, like all VWs.

Nissan will probably offer it's own version of the Renault. They won't just discontinue a best-selling vehicle without a contingency plan in place...

I hope so. A Nissan NP250 based on the Renault Duster would be nice.

 

[TheChamp]

Surely VWSA has engineers to do something similar with a Polo Vivo.

It's not so much an engineering problem, it's a business problem, the powers that be have different ideas.

 

[FiestaST]

I’ll continue to bump up this thread from time to time