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Originally Posted by mav1178
More importantly, Nissan doesn't have another manufacturer it can simply build the car at, considering Toyota has zero production capacity committed to the 86.
All things considered, Nissan most likely is finding a more profitable car to build with their existing capacity.
-alex
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Not true, could do a shared platform with Renault reviving both the Silvia and Alpine names, they've been talking about starting the Alpine brand up again for about a decade now, although Alpines were all RR apparently, but there was talks of using the GTR for an Alpine, and the Clio was MR...
Pitching additional sales in the U.S. through badging it as a Nissan would probably help Renault justify the costs.
Agreed though, their game is econo-boxes, that's THE game if you want to thrive as an auto manufacturer these days with even Ferrari and Lamborghini talking about SUV's since it was such a boon for Porsche. Mass market big sales numbers line executive pockets and give shareholders dividends, not raving magazine reviews that move ~20k sports cars at thin profit margins.