Report: Nissan planning two $10,000 cars for U.S.

[ZilviaBot]

01-13-2010 10:20 AM

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/), Budget (http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/)

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Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/) apparently thinks America is ready for more $10,000 vehicles, and the Japanese automaker is gearing up to do something about it. Well, two somethings, really. Automotive News reports that Nissan's chairman for the Americas, Carlos Tavares, has gone on record with reporters at the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/Detroit-Auto-Show/) saying that Nissan is planning a pair of vehicles that will start out around $10,000. AN reports that the vehicles will be based off of Nissan's new V platform, an architecture set to underpin the next-generation Nissan Micra subcompact (current model shown above), which is smaller than the Versa and not sold in the States.

Nissan already markets a sub-$10,000 Versa model (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/versa) in the U.S., although the value-priced subcompact comes without a radio or power windows. Tavares reportedly didn't want to speculate on equipment levels, adding "the only thing that we can tell you is that we will hold that price point."

Nissan will build the vehicles at an assembly plant in Mexico, and the plan is to build three V platform products for North- and South American markets, although only two of them will be for U.S. consumption. Tavares told reporters that a $10,000 price tag would be "about right," noting that "there are very few new cars sold at that price point in the United States."

[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/article/20100112/OEM04/100119936/1216) - sub. req.]Report: Nissan planning two $10,000 cars for U.S. (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/13/report-nissan-planning-two-10-000-cars-for-u-s/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).



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[MikeisNissan]

lol they just put that thing inside a tennis court.. so random! the two girls are like how the fuck r we gonna play now! fuck!

[BustedS13]

if i had a car company, i'd have some balls and just call my $10,000 car the Shitbox.

in all seriousness it looks like a miniature PT Cruiser.

[ronmcdon]

At that price, you're better off getting a nicer used car.
The Versa is already more or less a 'Shitbox' (not a bad licensce plate #).

[swingsett]

yea i dont get the whole idea manufacturers have of selling cheap ass cars for this price, for 10 grand you can pick up some s2000s, or a wrx. these are lame<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">