Nissan to Launch 7 All-New Models in North America by 2027
At its global tech centre in Yokohama, Japan on Monday, Nissan detailed a new three-year business plan called The Arc that includes the launch of 30 all-new models by the end of fiscal year 2026 (March 31, 2027), 16 of which will be electrified. As much as 60 percent of the brand’s ICE-powered models will be refreshed at the same time.
Seven of these 30 new models will be launched in Canada and the U.S.—Nissan’s biggest market. Three years from now, nearly 80 percent of the entire North American lineup be refreshed.
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CEO Makoto Uchida said that hybrids using e-Power technology, similar to Europe, will come to our shores. There will be a new, third-generation system with extra power and efficiency, not to mention cheaper costs. Nissan also plans to sell at least one plug-in hybrid, likely an SUV sharing its powertrain with the Outlander PHEV from partner Mitsubishi.
The idea is to facilitate the transition to full EVs at a time when demand is cooling off, especially in the U.S.
Uchida also announced that Nissan aims to boost global annual sales by 1 million units—which would mean a total of approximately 4.7 million units—by the end of fiscal year 2026, while reducing the cost of next-generation EVs by 30 percent compared with the existing Ariya in order to reach parity with ICE-powered vehicles by 2030.
Nissan will invest 400 billion yen (roughly $3.59 billion CAD) to increase battery output, enough so to power 1.35 million EVs by the end of the decade.
In related news, the automaker still plans to build two new EV models in the U.S. at its Canton, Mississippi assembly plant. One will be sold as a Nissan and the other as an Infiniti. Both will be developed completely in-house, so they have nothing to do with the possible Honda-Nissan alliance that recently made headlines. More details are expected to be shared later this year.