Comments on: Nissan turnaround plan nearly “mission accomplished”

By: RotaxKart

RotaxKart — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:25:37 +0000

Missed the CVT by a year…… Sorry man.

By: dAVE mAN

dAVE mAN — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:43:06 +0000

Even more reason to not want a Nissan w/ CVT…. made in China now.

(my Altima is the last year they had the 5AT in the V6)

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:54:17 +0000

Wait, Dr Fill, you mean Nissan in fact does not rock, and they are surely not about to start rollin?

By: lanevokid

lanevokid — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:29:46 +0000

The Renault Fluence, isn’t exactly that big of an improvement over the Sentra. It probably has crappier reliability than the Sentra, and also its more expensive than a Sentra. A Megane can never be a compact alternative to a 370z, unless its the potent R26.R and that cud be imported as a SE-R of some sort. The Versa doesn’t look THAT bad, considering the fact that its a economy/cheap bottom-end car. Honestly, it looks better than the Hyundai Accent, or the Chevrolet Aveo.

By: cire_1wb

cire_1wb — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:27:56 +0000

I have one suggestion for Nissan as far as the U.S. market is concerned. Drop the dumpy current generation Sentra and start building modified versions of the Fluence sedan and select variants of the Megane range (3-door “coupe” and 5-door hatchback) for the U.S. market. The front end styling would need to be reworked to give these products a NIssan-esque front end treatment as well as to meet U.S. crash standards. I would also change all the cheap looking charcoal colored cladding to body colored cladding. I think this is all that is needed to transform these nice looking Renaults (probably their best looking products by far) into a great new Sentra compact car range for Nissan. The Renault based products would certainly look more appropriate sitting next to the sleek looking 370Z, Altima sedan/coupe, and Maxima than the pathetic looking version of the current Sentra. I think the overall shape of the Fluence better resembles the Altima and Maxima sedans much more than the current Sentra. Applying a front fascia treatment similar to the 2010 Altima coupe to the Fluence would make one nice looking compact sedan for Nissan. The Megane 3-door “coupe” would make a nice compact class little brother to the 370Z too. The 5-door Megane would make a nice Golf/Mazda3 5-door competitor for those who want a bodystyle that offers a little more utility. Since Renault is not present in the U.S. market, I think this would be totally feasible. I know the article is in reference to the company’s profitability, but some of its product range still needs some serious revamping. A slightly tweaked 2010 Sentra just doesn’t cut it.

Now if only something could be done about the horrid looking Versa…

By: atoms

atoms — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:19:53 +0000

beatusmongous at least the melamine won’t be going into their milk

By: cereal

cereal — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:02:24 +0000

I can see people in Japan not being too happy, moving some of the Japanese jobs to China, and all…

-cereal

By: DrFill

DrFill — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:50:22 +0000

Nissan has had financial issues for years
That’s why Ghosn was brought on 4-5 years ago

Considering the fact that the Hyundais of the world are starting to eat their lunch
They aren’t out of the woods
Not by a long shot
DrFill

By: Bosley

Bosley — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:30:29 +0000

Sounds almost LIKE a government move. I need another drink……..

By: Bosley

Bosley — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:29:29 +0000

I’d like to know how much money they spent with this ‘task force’ engaged in saving them money. Sounds almost a government move……..

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:13:56 +0000

I always have a recovery plan… and usually by the time work’s over I’m fully recovered.

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:27:00 +0000

Nor did I, A4.

“Nissan moved one of its CVT lines from Japan to China” – so now the Chinese can make the paddles…

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:01:08 +0000

I didn’t even know they had a “recovery” plan…