Nissan Reportedly Cancels Development Of Diesels, Renault To Do The Same

With consumers shifting towards petrol- and alternative fuel-powered cars, and with several governments all around the world looking to ban diesels completely, automakers are starting to ditch them.

The latest company to go down this route is Nissan, by no longer selling diesel-powered passenger models in Japan. Moreover, they’re looking to discontinue them in Europe too, after the turn of the decade.

And that’s not all, because according to a report published by Nikkei, Nissan will end the development and production of diesel engines completely over the next few years, and focus on electric solutions instead.

Still, despite adopting a similar strategy as FCA, Toyota and other big names in the industry, Nissan won’t renounce oil burners completely, as they will still offer some commercial vehicles with diesel engines.

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However, these units won’t be developed and built internally, but rather sourced from other companies. And don’t think that means Renault, because the French automaker apparently plans to end the development of new diesel engines, too.

Such a move by Renault-Nissan could affect their partners. Let’s not forget that Mercedes-Benz is using a modified version of the 1.5-liter dCi in some compact models.

Additionally, Dacia will be forced to drop diesels, too. But with previous reports speaking about possible electric vehicles made by the Romanian brand, it appears that Dacia might have anticipated a diesel-free future for quite some time.

The good news is they won’t have to leave the nest in search of this new technology, as they will continue to have the support of the Alliance.