Nissan North America cancels two electric SUVs for US market

11 articles · Updated · Ward's Auto · May 1

The scrapped models were due at Nissan's Canton, Mississippi plant, which received a $500 million EV investment in 2022, and had already been delayed from a planned 2028 launch.
Nissan said the move fits its mid-April strategy shift toward e-Power hybrids, plug-in hybrids and extended-range powertrains, while reaffirming the US as a core market for growth.
The cancellation follows a broader industry retreat from aggressive EV plans after the 2025 US tax credit expiry and weak demand, with Ford, GM, Stellantis and Honda also revising programmes.

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