- Nissan reportedly told suppliers to stop working on a pair of electric sedans scheduled to enter production in late 2026
- Automaker said it needed to make changes “to enhance product competitiveness”
- Two electric SUVs will now be built before sedans at Canton, MS, plant and joined later by a Rogue-sized crossover EV
Nissan has hit the brakes on the production of a pair of electric sedans slated to begin rolling out of the brand’s U.S. plant in late 2026.
The automaker told suppliers working on the two four-door EVs to “stop all development activities” while it made changes designed “to enhance product competitiveness,” according to a report from Auto News. This isn’t the first time the two sedans – one Nissan-badged, and the other a production version of the Infiniti Vision QE concept – have been delayed. They were originally scheduled to enter production in June 2026.
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Suppliers cited in the report estimated that the sedans would be held back for six to eight months, meaning two electric SUVs Nissan also plans to build at Canton will leapfrog them, making it to market first. Nissan also revealed that it wants to build a fifth EV at the same site, a compact crossover roughly the same size as the current ICE-powered Nissan Rogue, and currently only known by its PZ1L codename, Auto News says.
It’s unclear exactly what changes Nissan is making to the sedans that require their production to be delayed, but in March of this year, the automaker said its next generation of EVs would share powertrains, components, and development to reduce costs. Implementing that strategy could be the cause of the sedan hold-up.
Making cost savings has become more critical over the past year as automakers have observed the EV market fail to grow as quickly as they anticipated. Many had banked on electric cars taking the lion’s share of car sales by the end of this decade, but are now changing tack and some brands are extending the lifespan of their combustion and hybrid vehicles and ICE programs well into the 2030s.
Auto News notes that suppliers close to Canton are concerned about the effect production delays could have on their businesses. The plant builds three models at present, the Titan, Altima sedan, and Frontier, but the Titan will be axed this summer and the Altima was due to be cut in 2025 until it gained a temporary reprieve.
