Nissan announced earlier this month that it will be entering the North American light commercial vehicle segment, and now the Japanese automaker has announced another significant part of that puzzle. ZF will produce a new six-speed automatic transmission for use in Nissan’s North American LCVs.
According to Automotive News, ZF will produce the new transmission in Gainesville, Georgia and will supply Nissan’s production facility in Canton, Mississippi. The new unit will be ZF’s first automatic transmission produced in North America.
Production of the new transmission will begin in early 2010 to coincide with the launch of Nissan’s light commercial vehicles.
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04/28, 6:00 PM
posted by:
howsmydriving
For Hummer owners who wish to take their obnoxiousness to the next level, they can start driving around in LCV’s and really piss people off.
04/28, 8:39 PM
posted by:
A4
they already have International CXT’s for that. Nissans arent american so therefore nobody cares how much they harm the environment. This would be like a prius SUV to hummer owners.
04/28, 9:00 PM
posted by:
elviososa
I will take one…seriously
04/28, 9:09 PM
posted by:
autonut
It will be American workers building truck for American market. The transmission supplier is building tranny here in US. What’s so horrible? We should have those workers unemployed?
04/28, 10:51 PM
posted by:
olds307
zomg that’s an ugly truck
if you must drive a cabover get an Isuzu/GMC or a International/Ford.
Besides, I thought UD was Nissan???
regardless, the BEST non-cdl truck is the International 4200/4300, it’s the Lincoln Town Car of trucks, I loved driving them, I really miss it.
04/29, 9:10 AM
posted by:
xyunya
olds, do you think customers who buy those trucks care much about looks? I imagine it is utility and price value at play. Those things are bought by fleets.
04/29, 12:20 PM
posted by:
jumpoffit
i could customize this thing out- air bag suspension, 22inch wheels, graphics , some shingles around the windsheild ( I’m mexican what can I say) and playing Rancheros music while crusing with the Low Lows
04/29, 1:49 PM
posted by:
xyunya
What about curtains and some Mariachi music? And steering wheel wrapped in tiger colored cover. Just don’t come across HemiRetardRunner, he does not have good intentions toward non whites make it not fellow clansman.
04/29, 5:32 PM
posted by:
olds307
Of course they care about how it looks: when you’re in the delivery business the vehicle IS your image, and you want to present a good one.