Nissan Pulsar

does nissan just play roulette with car names?
very confusing, called the sentra, tsuru, pulsar, sunny,

all for the exact same car, cant Nissan just call it one name globally?
 
eg2505 said:
does nissan just play roulette with car names?
very confusing, called the sentra, tsuru, pulsar, sunny,

all for the exact same car, cant Nissan just call it one name globally?
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Would you buy a car named Tsuru? I won't, it sound like some bird from exotic places.
 
The global SUV and crossover craze have claimed two more victims. This time, it’s two Nissans that are only sold in Europe.

In June, Nissan ended production of the Pulsar hatch in Europe. It will also stop building the Almera sedan in Russia soon.

The automaker has said that a “consumer swing away toward SUVs” is the reason, reports Automotive News Europe.

This is my surprised face. :eek:

From the story:

"The decision was made in response to “a rapidly increasing switch by European customers from traditional vehicle segments to crossovers,” Nissan said in a statement.

“The story in Russia is similar,” a spokesman said.

The electric Leaf is the only remaining non-SUV compact car sold by Nissan in Europe.

Nissan, then, sounds like it’s following the Ford trend of killing off small cars and chasing those sweet SUV profits.

The Almera was a model exclusive to Russia and was actually the Japanese automaker’s top-seller there in 2014.

Now that it’s being phased out, the current Nissan lineup in Russia will be made up of only SUVs and the GT-R.

Talk about extremes.

Now, I’m not saying that the Almera and the Pulsar (a competitor to the VW Golf and Ford Focus) were exciting by any means.

But at least they gave consumers an option to, you know, buy something that wasn’t an SUV. Options are nice and it seems like we’re getting fewer and fewer of them every year.

Now it’s like you can have any car you want, as long it’s an SUV.

https://jalopnik.com/the-suv-onslaught-claims-two-nissan-victims-in-europe-1828992257
 
Quick OT question, what happens to a car after it has been discontinued? All models on the shop floor are crushed? Or shipped off to somewhere where it is still being sold?
I am asking this question because I don't see any Sentras anywhere, on the roads, at used dealers,they just seemed to have disappeared.
 
thechamp said:
Quick OT question, what happens to a car after it has been discontinued? All models on the shop floor are crushed? Or shipped off to somewhere where it is still being sold?
I am asking this question because I don't see any Sentras anywhere, on the roads, at used dealers,they just seemed to have disappeared.
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They normally run specials and what they can't get rid of they sell as demo's or export them to other countries who need them.

With regards to the Sentra, it was considered a slow seller, Nissan would have analyzed sales figures and imported them accordingly meaning when it came time to discontinue they probably had no stock left because they imported very few.
 
Sumen said:
They normally run specials and what they can't get rid of they sell as demo's or export them to other countries who need them.

With regards to the Sentra, it was considered a slow seller, Nissan would have analyzed sales figures and imported them accordingly meaning when it came time to discontinue they probably had no stock left because they imported very few.
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Thanks.
 
Why it's a good idea for Nissan to bring back the Pulsar Nismo now more than ever

If there's one chink in the armour Nissan has, its the fact that they have no performance representatives to go up against their rivals.

Before anyone screams blue murder and says 'what about the GT-R', 'Godzilla' isn't exactly in everyone's price range and it's low Naamsa sales numbers suggest people prefer other better-priced options.

Bring baby Godzilla back

While the problem does not lie with the GT-R being so expensive, it is the fact that the Japanese brand has no other performance options for anyone to consider. One could throw the 370Z into the hat as one of the options but judging by their lack of presence on the road; it has a severely limited fanbase.

www.wheels24.co.za

Why it's a good idea for Nissan to bring back the Pulsar Nismo now more than ever | Life

In 2015 there had been murmurs of Nissan producing a modern version of the Pulsar GTI-R hot hatch but nothing concrete has surfaced. Here's why it's perfect time to make an entrance.
www.wheels24.co.za www.wheels24.co.za

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