@@kingdeedee vw and audi turned away and changed their assembly lines like never happened thats how bad cvts are . CVT is practically for low power engines. In Nisssan , feels like cvt cant match the engine speed thats the culprit behind it .
It's not CVT. It's the lack of e-power in the US. A bulk of the sales from Honda, Toyota, Kia, and Hyundai are hybrids. As for Mazda and Subaru, those have their niche, more like boutique or specialized purpose brands. Nissan has had the e-power for a long time in other countries, and I don't understand why the Nissan US is refusing to do so in the US.
@@chuntsechienSo if Nissan didn't push e-POWER in the U.S., doesn't that still mean they were pushing poorly engineered CVT's considering majority of their line up uses them.? Make it make sense. Same difference.
@@sportyhuntley8914 well, sure you could look it that way. The point is the incompetence of Nissan USA management causing the issue right now, for some odd reason, they said e-Power is not what the US market wanted in an interview a few years ago I read.
@@sportyhuntley8914 Nissans problems are deeper than the lack of Hybrids and CVTs. Nissan failed to create a brand identity. Brands like Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Hyundai, and Kia all have created an identity for their brands across all their models. What does Nissan do better than any other brand? The only reason why their sales were great during the pandemic was because every other brand was out of vehicles.
Stellantis has always had the most trouble as they discontinued the most cars out of any other automaker and they also merge with other automakers the most
Jatco isn’t the problem for the zillionth time. It’s the fact that they don’t have hybrids when they need them, and the fact that they haven’t utilized their CMF-EV platform. Boy, you guys are another level of stupid.
Nissan's problem is it's poor reliability reputation and it's unfortunate ghetto image aka "big Altima energy". Outside of the Frontier, there's NOTHING I'd even consider buying from the Nissan or Infiniti model line-up. Everything is old and stale. The Nissan Armada needs a V8 engine for its price point. Carlos Ghons wanted more marketshare, and gutted profitability per unit. Nissan became known as a rental lot brand with explosive JATCO CVTs. It's in a death spiral for a reason. Poor to non-existent corporate strategic planning by senior management. As poor as FCA after the death of Marchione.
Agreed. Their transmissions are horrible. My 08 pathfinder and my 2013 pathfinder both transmissions went out. I switched to Toyota and never looking back.
@@TalismanPHXGhosn actually improved profits margins for retail sales. It was fleet sales he pushed that made Nissan so unstable. Also, more than the reputation is the fact that Nissan missed the EV bandwagon when they had all the technology, and now their missing the hybrid plug in hybrid bandwagon when they have that technology for the rest of the world.
Those failed managers from US Big Three fired, went over to Nissan and brought along their marketing and selling strategy; Selling cars at no profit and kick back to the dealer principles when they met their targets. Not interested in quality control, customer service, and it is all about numbers.
yes. I sold Nissan for 5 years. Very hard to sell when they cross shop Toyota and Honda. it was easier against Mazda or American brands, Hyundai, Kia and Mitsubishi, but now ? I can't imagine.. selling a Nissan with all the other amazing cars out there
I rented a high trim Nissan Rogue not long ago, and it's the most comfortable car I've driven even compared to Hyundai Tucson and Honda/Toyota subcompacts. I seriously considered getting one, but was turned off by the CVT problems. Now I am in a much more reliable Toyota Corolla Cross H, but I miss the Rogue 😢
@shaun1165 Rogue is probably their best product and the most important to Nissan so yes it's a great vehicle and it has to be good. But like you said, I'm scared of the CVT, so lease it or buy something else.
It's sad to see Nissan struggling. It was one of the best car brands, In 90s Nissan was the main competitor for Toyota..slowly they started to fall to this point today.
My first new car I bought after college was a 93 Altima. It was a new model and since I couldn't afford a Maxima at the time, it was the next best thing. I bought a Maxima a few years later. I had dreams of getting a Z one day. It's sad to see how far they've fallen. I got a V6 Altima in 2013 and got rid of it after a year. I had a ton of issues with it. The Altima became a fleet car and now has the reputation it has. Their entire model line went to crap. There was nothing even remotely competitive with other cars in their segment. Same for the Infiniti line. Sad to see
All dealerships have been to busy ripping people off for the last 3 years with the crazy upselling of 5 & 10 thousand above sticker….. Now its time to pay the price for your greed……
@@xXKraNcaRXx obviously sir you don’t understand the rules of sound finance…..If it was just a case of supply and demand why is the car market crashing because the demand is still here…. The prices of the vehicle & financing are too expensive why because of Government & banking interference making money to easy to borrow that allowed dealers to increase prices…..The demand is always there it’s a matter of can I borrow money ….. Government should stay out free markets …. Study Glass - steagall the lack of this is one of the main reasons that we are in big financial trouble along side the feds money printing… this should have never happened….
the Altima isn’t dead yet, it’s still speculation. plus the Maxima, Titan, and GTR sold in small numbers, not worth keeping them around. your comment proves nothing lmao
Really a 45k 400 kw capable sports car and a lot like the Miata it's been heavily modified over that time (if it's not broken, don't replace it, just fix it), but yeah they lost their way with their passenger commuting appliances and on road image from their typical subprime loan buyer.
Rogue, Pathfinder, Frontier, Armada, Altima, Sentra & Versa (Both Sentra and Versa or Versa might be already dead, are expected to be dead on or after 2025 but not sure).
Everyone should have seen this coming when Renault, of all companies, took control of Nissan. There's a reason why European mfrs, save the Germans, have failed in the U.S. market. They don't understand consumer tastes, have terrible reliability, and are only interested in cutting costs; all of it very apparent and leading to a death spiral for the brands. At the company I led, we generally avoided and began reducing sales to Nissan because they only knew how to cut costs, all to the detriment of quality, innovation and supplier loyalty. Of all of the Japanese auto mfrs, Nissan probably has the worst supplier relations for this reason. Car companies are only as good as its suppliers, a concept that Toyota and Mazda understand very well. Honda less so, and Nissan not at all. I have been a fan of Nissan/Datsun since the early '70s, and hope that they can somehow revive themselves. It will require a lot of self-reflection on what made them successful historically. Good design, high quality, strong reliability; products that consumers aspire to. If Hyundai/Kia can make the strides it made over the last 2 decades, so can Nissan.
@@michaelmoore1386 well if I went.. 50 mph I would get 40 mi to the gallon.. in my 2.3 turbo.. But they had problems with valves being soft and losing compression.. That was their weak point
The Rogue has good looks and a nice interior, but the power train with the 3 cylinder VC turbo and a CVT is not a good competitor, especially with Honda and Toyota hybrids.
My daughter has a 2023 Rogue AWD that has amazing power and easily get 40 mpg on the freeway. High quality materials, a quiet smooth luxurious ride, and their VC turbo engine is an engineering marvel. They just have a hard time with that cvt reputation, and like you say, it's a new design with the kinks worked out.
@@chuntsechienunfortunately it still uses the VC turbo 3 cylinder (which has catastrophic failure rates) as the generator making it less reliable than hybrids with NA engines.
I bought a new 23 Rogue back in March with $3,000 off MSRP and 1.9% through NMAC. I am really enjoying it so far and it has been flawless. Hoping they can turn things around!
A large ship wont turn quickly. But Nissan will turn. Its going to be a tough quarter-to-quarter, not month to month. Last quarter, Nissan pushed remaining inventory, cut dealer holdbacks, and drove incentives. Of course, we're going to see the financial impact of that this quarter... BUT ITS NECESSARY. Nissan at least has new product in the pipeline. Kicks will be out soon, and the new Murano next year. Recall, the Kicks was the new model where the stamping dies were stolen immediately after Ghosn fled Japan. Ghosn did A LOT more damage than you report and its going to take time to remedy that. You might ask WHY did Nissan produce the new Z instead of something that would sell better? Ghosn had pretty much killed off Nissan's Japanese development group years ago, handing everything to Renault including, yes, transmission development (CVTs). The Z was about reclaiming Nissan's culture internally, bringing in the older engineers to development that had stayed on, in order to revitalize the company. Not to make the best sports car or to build profit - it was about reclaiming their control and their soul as a company. New management greenlighted the e-Power hybrid system like Honda's, and its gone out to the ROW models first. This was after YEARS of Ghosn burying the updates for the Leaf. e-Power it will come here (2027 is 1.5 model years away - not 3). So, Nissan isn't a sinking ship. Its turning. And they're trimming weight to move faster. I'd actually be more worried about Toyota. Not only are there issues with their japanese associated businesses, but since they moved to Plano and lost a ton of their better engineering staff that didn't leave CA, they can't design a vehicle that wont be recalled and put on stop-order. And another recall was issued by Toyota within the last 48 hrs. Nissan at least has it better engineering staff ready and fired up, after shedding Renault (you noticed they cancelled the Versa - its a Renault design). Toyota's engineering groups are now under review from within, and that's always when people leave. Nissan already hit bottom. As soon as 2023/2024 Kicks inventory is cleared, the 2025 will begin shipment to dealers. And there's lots of social media advertising out now to push those sales. Check back in a quarter. Like everyone thought Mazda would die when Ford disowned it, Nissan will also fight back and be better and more profitable than the Ghosn years.
Nissan USA does not compete in any sector, even the sub 20k cars won’t save them if they can’t pump them out. All auto makers are idiots not making hybrid range extenders ( i want a Nissan ) if they do long term lease agreements they might make it
Thanks for a logical breakdown. One thing I’ve noticed, that I also think is a huge factor in the struggle to repair their reputation, is that there is always an underlying condescending tone to any Nissan review. Even before the Rogue switched to the new VC-Turbo engine, no one gave it the props it deserves. I sat in one again this past Friday and that thing is so nice inside! But not only that, it’s a solid all around product. The Rogue is a MUCH BETTER product than the RAV4 and CRV outside of not having a hybrid option. I know there’s issues with the new engine and I don’t take that lightly, but it is new technology and that’s the risk taken. Look at Toyota with their engine failures on their new V6TT. And the CVTs are much better at this point but reviewers ONLY complain about Nissan CVTs when most of their competitors also have CVTs. But I agree. Ghosn did major damage to Nissan and unfortunately his departure has not helped to boost their reputation like I thought it would. Some even saying they’re struggling because he’s gone. SMH. Most don’t associate the failures Nissan endured during the last 10 years of his leadership with him, but pin it to the brand. It’s clearly an uphill battle out of the hole he dug.
This is a time of financial insecurities and skewed consumer demand…and quite frankly, I’m kind of glad. This EV push eco friendly shit is tired, not only that the west is able to financially bully companies that don’t want to play by their rules. I putting my coins on Nissan/Infinity “for now” because of the undercurrent of multilateral trade…it’s not a truthful picture. All though winning popularity contest won’t completely carry a car company…VQs and the Infinity’s that Carlos did green light are still popular….we’ll see though…past few years have been abysmal.
The one near me just built a nice new building as well. These CZcamsrs have all been saying incorrectly the market is crashing and companies are going out of business for years now.
What's crazy is my local Nissan dealer just expanded. They sell at msrp and under unlike almost all dealers around here. Must be keeping them afloat. We cross shopped the Pathfinder and found it compelling, but it just felt cheap despite having the same features as competitors. Looked great on paper but just felt "thin" when we sat in it, cheaper materials and things
You know you're screwed when your brand becomes a transmission meme or car known to be driven by reckless people. I'll never forget when i tried to buy their new Z, and the salesperson literally marked up the price in front of me just because they could. Get screwed. Lol
@@andyleo8418 I live in small town USA...Eldora Iowa. If you want just about any brand of new car here, (Except maybe Ford/Mopar) You are going to Ames, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo/Cedar Falls. These dealers are not Mom & Pop! They a major corporate concerns, dealing in multiple brands of cars. I remember a time when there was such a thing as Mom & Pop shops. When I was a kid, the guy that ran the local Chrysler dealer in the small town I grew in, went to our church....We drove Chrysler Newports for years! That Mom & Pop place closed over 40 years ago!
After the recent cyber attack on dealers, my local Nissan dealer Monrovia, CA shut its doors. I swear I see an inch of dust on all the 23/24 model year cars on the lot.
So many fumbles with nissan. Seems like they don’t actually care. Ditch the cvt, add hybrids and push their heritages. Fumbled when they didnt make the Titan Warrior, fumbled when they’re not making a new gtr. Fumbled when not integrating the nismo brand in other models. So much more…
CVT. No e-power. Nissan is suffering because of them. It’s like competition doesn’t even exist in the auto space. Toyota feels like it is the only thing that exists, other than Mazda.
I feel like this is some type of multilateral jibberish, that consumers are not aware of quite yet. Meanwhile in Japan both those models come with conventional transmissions…
That fact that Nissan does not kiss the EPAs butt is commendable. Just for that I will buy a Nissan (frontier) which I will for sure. Nissan is playing the long game and giving customers what they want. If you look at Honda all the full gas powered vehicles are selling well and people have said NO to the accord.
That's what happens when you give your products the image of inferior quality for the sake of higher profits. Nissan went the exact opposite way Toyota went.
From an industry insider: Mom and pop dealerships, save for small used only car lots, don't exist in 2024. They have been bought by one of a few large corporations that setup local monopolies. For example, Lithia Motors owns most of the dealerships in Texas, even though the dealerships themselves have individualized names, in total 267 dealerships are theirs. They made so much money stockpiled over the last several years, that one quarter of decline from historic highs is not a problem for them.
Only good Nissan is the Frontier and Pathfinder. Still driving my new 2016 Fronty with 250,000kms on it now my wife drives a 2024 Pathfinder we just purchased. Sold her 2009 Corolla with 500,000 Kms on it she’s had since 2013 lol
I actually test drove a ‘24 Pathfinder Platinum 2x. No CVT & a 6 cylinder which is a plus. Good power, and I loved it both times… Except that shifter…. For some reason they went to that whole “Push button move the knob up to go in reverse, then pull back - but no button needed to go into drive, but button to go into neutral…. If you want to park, Ohhhh, now ya gotta press the P button - once you are in neutral…” Yeah, no…. That stupid shifter alone kept me from pulling the trigger. I am a current X-Terra owner & love my X. I’m looking to add a 2nd vehicle and will likely go with the Grand Highlander once the stop sale is lifted. Thanks for the content! 🫡🫡✊🏽✊🏽🔥🔥
I think Nissan's biggest problem is that their vehicles don't look good anymore. With the exception of the Frontier truck, all Nissans look like jelly beans. Everyone wants rugged-looking SUVs and CUVs. That's where the excitement is. Bring back the Xterra!!!
Not surprised after how people I know who have Nissan Altimas, Maximas and Kicks got so many issues with their CVT Transmissions and Alternators they said they'll never buy a Nissan again and just went for Mazda or Toyota, Nissan is not the same company it was back in the 90s and early 2000s sadly.
I don't think its on a global scale. Nissan is doing bad while there are certain Toyotas that have one year waiting lists and Lexus seems to be on its record selling years. I think Ford and GM are also doing well so it seems to be a brand issue.
10 years ago, I really like Nissan, from eco car, suv, huge car, sport car and super car ❤ that is why I asked my wife to buy her 1st car was the Rogue, it was the nice Nissan time.....😢 but look at what they do now 😢
I don't care what anybody says I had 6 Nissans in my family! None of them let my family down! My uncle's Impala though transmission went out. My cousin's Durango transmission went out. My aunt's Lexus engine blew. My older uncle's BMW his engine also died because it had oil leaks! I'm just saying for my family Nissan is 6 for 6👍🏾!
Any growth Nissan has had this year has been in their lowest-cost vehicles, Kicks, Versa and Sentra Anything where Nissan asks for real money, they are getting trashed Rogue down 5% on the year. Pathfinder down 8%, and Infiniti is down 13%, on pace for less than 60k in 2024. Nissan has less interest than a 35 year old Western woman.
Last time I went to look at Nissan they were trying to get 15k above MSRP for their Z on the lot. Did not leave a good feeling for the dealership in general. This is now a "martket adjustment" in the other way and I can say its been a long time coming.
My local Nissan dealer is massively stocked. I don’t know how many vehicles they sell per day but it can’t be very many. I saw a new Armada there with 15k off msrp!
Absolutely. My 2022 Frontier 4x4 is my most liked vehicle ever, out of 30. Fantastic truck, v6 power, 9 speed torque- converter transmission, smooth, solid, tight as a drum after 44,000 miles.
@@phw2274 I have a ‘23 Pro4X. She has all the features I need. Seats are comfortable, drivetrain is smooth(most of the time), and it does ok on gas if babied. It performs really well off-road too. I’ve been on muddy trails with deep puddles and snow covered beach without getting stuck. She tows at near max capacity with relative ease. I’d definitely get a Titan one day if they didn’t discontinue them 🙄 people are sleeping on Nissan trucks!
1- I’m very worried that Honda is working with Nissan. Honda should make it very clear about their quality standards. The GM partnership and now Nissan are causing grays for me as Honda fan 😂 2- Nissan is a total failure. The Frontier is a great truck, especially compared to the Tacoma currently and what the American brands offer with their 4 cylinder turbos. 3- I’m not a Nissan fan, and honestly haven’t wanted to buy a Nissan, but if they want to get people to cross shop or turn over, they need to give people reasons to. Invest into less models, but make them better. Nissan relied heavily on bad credit scores and fleet rentals and are now paying the price. It can be fixed but it’s going to take time to get people to change their views.
Mild hybrids are not at all like traditional hybrids from Honda, Toyota, Ford, etc. Can’t talk about both in the same sentence. Wild a car reviewer said that.
Right, Prius has been 400v or more for like 10 years and that transmission doesnt function without big volts and amps. Hard to stay correct and say so many words.
I've liked the maxima since the mid 90s. Finally considered getting one in '08, but then I heard it had a cvt. Too bad, it's such a nice car. Not a fan of cvt's either.
Is it not enough production?? Or just not enough sales? Dealership by my house have tons of pathfinder and frontiers on their lot. Doesn't look like anyone is buying
Sad, pre-CVT and complicated engine tech 🤔 Nissan made quality vehicles. Owned a 1990 300ZX Twin -Turbo, 1996 Maxima , and currently drive a 2008 Pathfinder V8. Never had any major issues👍
It’s not just going to be Nissan. It will be everyone. Cars are too expensive, pay is too low for a lot of people, and dealerships are putting markups on every vehicle. I’ve seen Toyota rav4s with a 15-20k mark up. Car manufacturers need to do made to order like Tesla.
We added both an Ariya and a Leaf to our household in the past three months. They are working out great for us as we leased (24 months) them both. The Leaf cost us $58/mo with zero down and the Ariya is $185/mo with zero down. Not a bad payment for $80K worth of vehicles. We totally understand why Nissan is not making a profit.
I had a pathfinder and I used it for coyote hunting in southern AZ. I ran that shit into the ground and traded it for a tundra. My pathfinder was a workhorse and I recently purchased a 2017 Armada platinum based on how good the pathfinder was. They are good for the price, they work.
I'm thrilled to see car dealerships closing up shop. Those places are like giant Nile crocodiles just waiting to snap you up and gnaw on you slowly while you cling to life. I mean, have you ever walked into a dealership just to browse and somehow ended up leaving with a gas-guzzling SUV? It's like going in for a goldfish and leaving with a great white shark!
Ive been buying nissan cars since 1992. My first sentra drove care free for 9 years. The next cars over the years have had CVT issues and i just traded them in for a new nissan. The next car will not be nissan. Instead i will look at Mazda or Toyota to avoid the horrible nissan transmission and 3 cylinder engines.
The timeline for getting hybrids across the pond is a joke. Instead of 27’, make it late 24’ or 25’ the latest, or else the whole product planning department can go home and eat themselves for being absolutely useless. On the other note, besides hybrids that shouldve been states side I really think the bigger end nissans, like murano up, should return to rwd based instead of armada/qx80 being the only ones. (Excluding sport cars and trucks, of course.)
Epower came out years ago in Japan and rest of the world. I own an ePower “Rogue” and it’s fantastic. I can’t understand why they’re taking so long to bring it out in the USA. Very strange.
I been to 4 different Nissan dealers over 2 different states. They all try to waste your time and pull shady stuff all the time. For example, during service, they said at 15k i needed new spark plugs on a 2018 rogue. They would also spend much longer on the multipoint inspection than an oil change. Never getting a Nissan again. I tried to sell my car back to Nissan and told them , if you cant meet this price i will be on my way, i don’t want to waste both our times. They said they can do it. They inspected the car for an hour. During that time, sales said if i buy a new car i can get the money now, but if i want a check they would need to talk to Nissan Corporate in Japan to see what they are allowed to buy the car for. I left, because they were just trying to jerk me around and waste time.
Nissan dealership policy during COVID was “grab the money and run” putting Nissan customers financially upside down, now they are paying the price for that. Today customers aren’t buying Nissan products bc Nissan price abuse during COVID. I would buy a Nissan but first Nissan has to buy my car and pay the outstanding balance of my car loan.
They signed people up for sub-prime loans that had poor credit, now they can’t pay the loans & it’s repo city folks. Besides Nissan quality now in the toilet & they’re producing crap. No pun intended. (Always thought the Juke looked like someone’s bad dream). Yeah a shame, far from days of Datsun.
Nissan main issue is lack of CVT reliability. My 2006 Nissan Altima (regular automatic) was still running strong with 230k miles when I traded it in. My brother in law’s 2017 Nissan Note CVT only lasted 115k miles with twice replacing the oil on the transmission before taking a dump. Too many people got burned by Nissan CVT’s and the lack of general quality. Nissan has to do something drastic to change their reputation.
This is what happens when to these greedy dealerships that gouged the hell out of the American people during the Covid pandemic, I don’t feel sorry for these profit hungry people.
I hate this for Nissan because I have a special place in my heart for them. My first new car was an 84 Sentra. All Nissans are so fun to drive IMHO. But reliability does matter. Hard to watch.
When I was little I was born in 89 those older nissans were slick looking the 84 sentra was a nice car those sentras were nice I had an 87 sentra 4 door as my 1st car
Back in 2008 and 2009, greed took over and the cheap CVT they put in cars, cause so many customers to move to other brands because of the lack of transparency in honoring the Warranties for the CVT. Then Lack of design they did on all their car and infiniti too. Mr. Goshen also expose their issues.
I work for a car alarm installation company who installs alarms for all dealerships in our area. We've been talking about this. There are always installs requested from the other brands... Nissan has had the same inventory for going on a year, we rarely have new Nissans to install on at this point. The salesmen are struggling heavily, contractors for the dealership are struggling. In reality, theyre truly going down the tubes. The writing is on the walls. People don't even want them with dealer discounts. They've really killed their following. Too much conspiracy around the company as a whole. Nissan, Mitsubishi, Infiniti will eventually become a thing of yesterday. They've drained their wallets of future innovation because they screwed too many people. People aren't returning for another troublesome CVT. Thats what happens when you knowingly screw your customers for years. What we are viewing, is karma. In my opinion, Hyundai/Kia will eventually follow if they keep selling cars prone to engine failure, fires and faulty transmissions. Reputation always catches up if you dont rectify.
This is crazy because here in Texas, Nissan just built a state of the art dealership in Abilene and that was not that long ago. It’s a super nice dealership… hope they pull through.
I feel bad for nissan they didnt listen to customers by ditching cvts and option for traditional automatic and having been making similar mistakes over the years they know what to do but decided to go their own way they want to choose cvts over their reputation even kia and hyundai are making huge improvement over the year even with many flaws
Sometimes huge corporations make the dumbest decisions repeatedly and this happens.
Literally baffling how they long they’ve refused to get away from the CVTs
Its only in North America the GM still wants Nissan to not have the best of what everyone else in the world has
Sometimes corporations make dumb decisions, and blame the consumers. They have the potential to pull themselves out of this.
@@kingdeedee vw and audi turned away and changed their assembly lines like never happened thats how bad cvts are . CVT is practically for low power engines. In Nisssan , feels like cvt cant match the engine speed thats the culprit behind it .
Success these days apparently is making the same mistake over and over and getting the same results
They pushed , and continued to push poorly engineered CVTs, And waited too long to impliment improvements. They are reaping what they sowed.
It's not CVT. It's the lack of e-power in the US. A bulk of the sales from Honda, Toyota, Kia, and Hyundai are hybrids. As for Mazda and Subaru, those have their niche, more like boutique or specialized purpose brands. Nissan has had the e-power for a long time in other countries, and I don't understand why the Nissan US is refusing to do so in the US.
@@chuntsechienSo if Nissan didn't push e-POWER in the U.S., doesn't that still mean they were pushing poorly engineered CVT's considering majority of their line up uses them.? Make it make sense. Same difference.
@@sportyhuntley8914 well, sure you could look it that way. The point is the incompetence of Nissan USA management causing the issue right now, for some odd reason, they said e-Power is not what the US market wanted in an interview a few years ago I read.
@@chuntsechien The European management isn´t the best. But that´s for the last 2 decades.
@@sportyhuntley8914 Nissans problems are deeper than the lack of Hybrids and CVTs. Nissan failed to create a brand identity. Brands like Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Hyundai, and Kia all have created an identity for their brands across all their models. What does Nissan do better than any other brand? The only reason why their sales were great during the pandemic was because every other brand was out of vehicles.
This wgat happens when an automaker has a reputation of bad transmissions. Reputation is everything . Say no to JATCO.
Stellantis has always had the most trouble as they discontinued the most cars out of any other automaker and they also merge with other automakers the most
Jatco isn’t the problem for the zillionth time. It’s the fact that they don’t have hybrids when they need them, and the fact that they haven’t utilized their CMF-EV platform. Boy, you guys are another level of stupid.
Nissan's problem is it's poor reliability reputation and it's unfortunate ghetto image aka "big Altima energy". Outside of the Frontier, there's NOTHING I'd even consider buying from the Nissan or Infiniti model line-up. Everything is old and stale. The Nissan Armada needs a V8 engine for its price point. Carlos Ghons wanted more marketshare, and gutted profitability per unit. Nissan became known as a rental lot brand with explosive JATCO CVTs. It's in a death spiral for a reason. Poor to non-existent corporate strategic planning by senior management. As poor as FCA after the death of Marchione.
Agreed. Their transmissions are horrible. My 08 pathfinder and my 2013 pathfinder both transmissions went out. I switched to Toyota and never looking back.
@@TalismanPHXGhosn actually improved profits margins for retail sales. It was fleet sales he pushed that made Nissan so unstable. Also, more than the reputation is the fact that Nissan missed the EV bandwagon when they had all the technology, and now their missing the hybrid plug in hybrid bandwagon when they have that technology for the rest of the world.
Just imagine how bad the Infinti dealerships are doing if Nissan stores can’t make money
Their sales are definitely struggling
@@MrSandChess I worked at an Infinti store for a year, they lost money on every single new car they sold
They are adding a location near me and are building a new facility. Good luck!
@@Section_8_Supercars damn really? I know some people that still dream of buying an infinity, but ofc a manual one.
@@Electronica27 there hasn’t been a stick shift Infinti in 10 years and the q50 and q60 are both killed off brand is dead
Jatco CVT is my mortal enemy
The early CVTs did as much damage to Nissan’s reputation as the dual clutch did to some Ford products.
Those failed managers from US Big Three fired, went over to Nissan and brought along their marketing and selling strategy; Selling cars at no profit and kick back to the dealer principles when they met their targets. Not interested in quality control, customer service, and it is all about numbers.
I worked for Nissan a decade ago, Toyota for 5 years, and Honda for 5 years. Nobody is cross-shopping Nissan. The product is very far behind.
yes. I sold Nissan for 5 years. Very hard to sell when they cross shop Toyota and Honda. it was easier against Mazda or American brands, Hyundai, Kia and Mitsubishi, but now ? I can't imagine.. selling a Nissan with all the other amazing cars out there
I rented a high trim Nissan Rogue not long ago, and it's the most comfortable car I've driven even compared to Hyundai Tucson and Honda/Toyota subcompacts.
I seriously considered getting one, but was turned off by the CVT problems. Now I am in a much more reliable Toyota Corolla Cross H, but I miss the Rogue 😢
@shaun1165 Rogue is probably their best product and the most important to Nissan so yes it's a great vehicle and it has to be good. But like you said, I'm scared of the CVT, so lease it or buy something else.
@@NormalCleanCars Yeah I'd 100% lease a Nissan/Kia/Hyundai with my not-so-stable job situation, but leasing was just a bad idea in Texas due to tax
@@shaun1165Nissan has few good models (Rogue, GTR, Frontier) but overall Nissan is not competitive like Toyota and Honda.
Nissan should have gotten rid of those CVTs! That caused their down fall!
As soon as they went CVT most of everything they make, I don't look at many of their cars anymore.
CVTs are cheaper for them to make but more expensive for us to replace it's magic!
I stopped buying maximas as soon as they switched to CVT. Never came back.
Nissan is the Chrysler of Japan.
you the chrysler of Japan
Not in Japan though. Nissan has always had a cult-like following in Japan with GTR. I don't know how it is in other countries.
No, they're even worse. Chrysler isn't awful.
…… gawt
@@MyerShift7lmao delusional
It's sad to see Nissan struggling. It was one of the best car brands, In 90s Nissan was the main competitor for Toyota..slowly they started to fall to this point today.
Nissan, toyota, and honda were like equal back then.
Very true specially vehicles like the 90’s Nissan Maxima and Z 😢
They got in bed with Renault. The best way to destroy an automobile’s reliability is let non German Engineers from Europe start designing the cars.
My first new car I bought after college was a 93 Altima. It was a new model and since I couldn't afford a Maxima at the time, it was the next best thing. I bought a Maxima a few years later. I had dreams of getting a Z one day.
It's sad to see how far they've fallen. I got a V6 Altima in 2013 and got rid of it after a year. I had a ton of issues with it. The Altima became a fleet car and now has the reputation it has. Their entire model line went to crap. There was nothing even remotely competitive with other cars in their segment.
Same for the Infiniti line. Sad to see
Look who owns them...
All dealerships have been to busy ripping people off for the last 3 years with the crazy upselling of 5 & 10 thousand above sticker….. Now its time to pay the price for your greed……
Yup!!!!!…1000%…young Nissan salesman by me was acting like those markups would last forever. I told him don’t keep counting on that money…now look
@@Derek-pq3zb thanks for the comment…..
It's not greedy, it's basic rule of supply and demand. There's such little stock that people will pay $10,000 above sticker price.
@@xXKraNcaRXx obviously sir you don’t understand the rules of sound finance…..If it was just a case of supply and demand why is the car market crashing because the demand is still here…. The prices of the vehicle & financing are too expensive why because of Government & banking interference making money to easy to borrow that allowed dealers to increase prices…..The demand is always there it’s a matter of can I borrow money ….. Government should stay out free markets …. Study Glass - steagall the lack of this is one of the main reasons that we are in big financial trouble along side the feds money printing… this should have never happened….
Yes
I mean, CVT's, 3 cyl CUV's, 80k sports cars on 20 year platforms, Altima? Dead. Maxima? Dead. Titian? Dead. GTR? Dead. What are they selling?
the Altima isn’t dead yet, it’s still speculation. plus the Maxima, Titan, and GTR sold in small numbers, not worth keeping them around. your comment proves nothing lmao
Really a 45k 400 kw capable sports car and a lot like the Miata it's been heavily modified over that time (if it's not broken, don't replace it, just fix it), but yeah they lost their way with their passenger commuting appliances and on road image from their typical subprime loan buyer.
Rogue, Pathfinder, Frontier, Armada, Altima, Sentra & Versa (Both Sentra and Versa or Versa might be already dead, are expected to be dead on or after 2025 but not sure).
@Gopinathk17 the altima is being killed off along with the versa after 2025
Nissan is known as the ghetto brand. They even have memes about Altima owners and drivers. They may follow what ends up happening to Mitsubishi
Nissan would rather go out of business than get rid of they're cvts
Cvts aren’t the issue anymore
@@martinrandydthey still are. Rented a Rogue for my North Carolina trip this Feb and it would slip at 30K miles. 30K MILES!!!
Nissan would rather go out of business than lower the MSRP's.
CVTs are found in a lot of models now, across Nissan, Toyota, and Honda. The quality of the CVT I think is the issue with Nissan.
@@remzomehinovic4571 nissans owns jatco tranmission that build the cvt
Everyone should have seen this coming when Renault, of all companies, took control of Nissan. There's a reason why European mfrs, save the Germans, have failed in the U.S. market. They don't understand consumer tastes, have terrible reliability, and are only interested in cutting costs; all of it very apparent and leading to a death spiral for the brands.
At the company I led, we generally avoided and began reducing sales to Nissan because they only knew how to cut costs, all to the detriment of quality, innovation and supplier loyalty. Of all of the Japanese auto mfrs, Nissan probably has the worst supplier relations for this reason. Car companies are only as good as its suppliers, a concept that Toyota and Mazda understand very well. Honda less so, and Nissan not at all.
I have been a fan of Nissan/Datsun since the early '70s, and hope that they can somehow revive themselves. It will require a lot of self-reflection on what made them successful historically. Good design, high quality, strong reliability; products that consumers aspire to. If Hyundai/Kia can make the strides it made over the last 2 decades, so can Nissan.
But kia and hyundai have crappy engines
Saab was nice and fuel efficient..but they are gone
@@HANZELVANDERLAAY I liked some of them but they weren't reliable and the way they configured their engines was a mechanics nightmare.
@@michaelmoore1386 well if I went.. 50 mph I would get 40 mi to the gallon.. in my 2.3 turbo..
But they had problems with valves being soft and losing compression..
That was their weak point
The Rogue has good looks and a nice interior, but the power train with the 3 cylinder VC turbo and a CVT is not a good competitor, especially with Honda and Toyota hybrids.
Do you know there's an e-power Rogue (called x-trail) in other countries with e-power? can give around 38 ~ 40mpg?
Nissan USA is so dumb.
My daughter has a 2023 Rogue AWD that has amazing power and easily get 40 mpg on the freeway. High quality materials, a quiet smooth luxurious ride, and their VC turbo engine is an engineering marvel. They just have a hard time with that cvt reputation, and like you say, it's a new design with the kinks worked out.
@@chuntsechienunfortunately it still uses the VC turbo 3 cylinder (which has catastrophic failure rates) as the generator making it less reliable than hybrids with NA engines.
I bought a new 23 Rogue back in March with $3,000 off MSRP and 1.9% through NMAC. I am really enjoying it so far and it has been flawless. Hoping they can turn things around!
Deals like that is one reason they're in the position they're in. They can only sell on price
I don't think the current Rogue is bad, but Nissan sold a bunch of really noncompetitive cars for about 15 years and people got wise to it.
Enjoy that drone noise when u step on gas
I got 21 camry,,regular tranmission,,,when I step on has, nice and quiet
@@ronaldsondergaard1867 There's no drone noise in the newer gen CVT's. They are very smooth and quiet.
They marketed to the sub prime buyer. That's what killed them.
Yup
A large ship wont turn quickly. But Nissan will turn. Its going to be a tough quarter-to-quarter, not month to month. Last quarter, Nissan pushed remaining inventory, cut dealer holdbacks, and drove incentives. Of course, we're going to see the financial impact of that this quarter... BUT ITS NECESSARY. Nissan at least has new product in the pipeline. Kicks will be out soon, and the new Murano next year. Recall, the Kicks was the new model where the stamping dies were stolen immediately after Ghosn fled Japan. Ghosn did A LOT more damage than you report and its going to take time to remedy that. You might ask WHY did Nissan produce the new Z instead of something that would sell better? Ghosn had pretty much killed off Nissan's Japanese development group years ago, handing everything to Renault including, yes, transmission development (CVTs). The Z was about reclaiming Nissan's culture internally, bringing in the older engineers to development that had stayed on, in order to revitalize the company. Not to make the best sports car or to build profit - it was about reclaiming their control and their soul as a company. New management greenlighted the e-Power hybrid system like Honda's, and its gone out to the ROW models first. This was after YEARS of Ghosn burying the updates for the Leaf. e-Power it will come here (2027 is 1.5 model years away - not 3). So, Nissan isn't a sinking ship. Its turning. And they're trimming weight to move faster. I'd actually be more worried about Toyota. Not only are there issues with their japanese associated businesses, but since they moved to Plano and lost a ton of their better engineering staff that didn't leave CA, they can't design a vehicle that wont be recalled and put on stop-order. And another recall was issued by Toyota within the last 48 hrs. Nissan at least has it better engineering staff ready and fired up, after shedding Renault (you noticed they cancelled the Versa - its a Renault design). Toyota's engineering groups are now under review from within, and that's always when people leave. Nissan already hit bottom. As soon as 2023/2024 Kicks inventory is cleared, the 2025 will begin shipment to dealers. And there's lots of social media advertising out now to push those sales. Check back in a quarter. Like everyone thought Mazda would die when Ford disowned it, Nissan will also fight back and be better and more profitable than the Ghosn years.
Nissan USA does not compete in any sector, even the sub 20k cars won’t save them if they can’t pump them out. All auto makers are idiots not making hybrid range extenders ( i want a Nissan ) if they do long term lease agreements they might make it
Thanks for a logical breakdown. One thing I’ve noticed, that I also think is a huge factor in the struggle to repair their reputation, is that there is always an underlying condescending tone to any Nissan review. Even before the Rogue switched to the new VC-Turbo engine, no one gave it the props it deserves. I sat in one again this past Friday and that thing is so nice inside! But not only that, it’s a solid all around product. The Rogue is a MUCH BETTER product than the RAV4 and CRV outside of not having a hybrid option. I know there’s issues with the new engine and I don’t take that lightly, but it is new technology and that’s the risk taken. Look at Toyota with their engine failures on their new V6TT. And the CVTs are much better at this point but reviewers ONLY complain about Nissan CVTs when most of their competitors also have CVTs.
But I agree. Ghosn did major damage to Nissan and unfortunately his departure has not helped to boost their reputation like I thought it would. Some even saying they’re struggling because he’s gone. SMH. Most don’t associate the failures Nissan endured during the last 10 years of his leadership with him, but pin it to the brand. It’s clearly an uphill battle out of the hole he dug.
This is a time of financial insecurities and skewed consumer demand…and quite frankly, I’m kind of glad. This EV push eco friendly shit is tired, not only that the west is able to financially bully companies that don’t want to play by their rules. I putting my coins on Nissan/Infinity “for now” because of the undercurrent of multilateral trade…it’s not a truthful picture. All though winning popularity contest won’t completely carry a car company…VQs and the Infinity’s that Carlos did green light are still popular….we’ll see though…past few years have been abysmal.
very well said. I always think nissan is putting in a better effort than before. once you hit the ground you can only go up
I would like things to play out as you stated.
I owned a 2001 Pathfinder loved it but since then we are now Lexus customers. Nissan lost their way.
Your 2001 pathfinder was built in Japan. Once they started building them in the states the quality went way down.
Nissan is about in the same boat as FIAT, RENAULT, PEUGEOT, DAIHATSU, YUGO.
Don't forget 😊Mitsubishi I heard they got rid of the Mirage I they may be like Chrysler down selling one vehicle in their line up
Nissan is part of French company Renault
My local Nissan dealership is almost complete on their brand new building and it is massive and looks awesome
I'm sure the new owner will be able to do something with it
@@kevinbarry71💀
The one near me just built a nice new building as well. These CZcamsrs have all been saying incorrectly the market is crashing and companies are going out of business for years now.
When Nissan goes down the toilet, who's going to take over the building??
@@stevielease7952 they aren’t going anywhere.
I argue that Brie Larson provided little to none benefit or negative images for Nissan.
Negative image for them. 😂
She’s hot!
Nissan cars were not made for me....
"I would do anything for sales - but I won't lower prices! No no I won't do that!"
What's crazy is my local Nissan dealer just expanded. They sell at msrp and under unlike almost all dealers around here. Must be keeping them afloat. We cross shopped the Pathfinder and found it compelling, but it just felt cheap despite having the same features as competitors. Looked great on paper but just felt "thin" when we sat in it, cheaper materials and things
You know you're screwed when your brand becomes a transmission meme or car known to be driven by reckless people. I'll never forget when i tried to buy their new Z, and the salesperson literally marked up the price in front of me just because they could. Get screwed. Lol
Reckless people? Thats an odd way of saying black
Three letters got Nissan in a rut CVT 🤷🏽♂️imo
Too many Altimas out there hurting the brand 😂
And subprime loan type drivers ruining their image.
@@anydaynow01 As always bad things always comes from the human side. That is a good example.
@@anydaynow01Bingo.
you said it...CVT!
CVT trans caused very poor reliability reports .
Getting rid of popular models and CVT transmissions are the biggest problems l
Nissan solves problem by publically abandoning CVT's.
Mom & POP dealerships??? Come on.......
Small towns have locally owned dealerships.
There's no such thing as a mom and pop OEM dealer
@@andyleo8418 I live in small town USA...Eldora Iowa. If you want just about any brand of new car here, (Except maybe Ford/Mopar) You are going to Ames, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo/Cedar Falls. These dealers are not Mom & Pop! They a major corporate concerns, dealing in multiple brands of cars. I remember a time when there was such a thing as Mom & Pop shops. When I was a kid, the guy that ran the local Chrysler dealer in the small town I grew in, went to our church....We drove Chrysler Newports for years! That Mom & Pop place closed over 40 years ago!
@@All-Miles-Matter Bill's Nissan of Small Town" brought to you by Auto Nation.
@@ChiTownTx no such thing as a mom and pop OEM dealer
frontier is kicking arse!
After the recent cyber attack on dealers, my local Nissan dealer Monrovia, CA shut its doors. I swear I see an inch of dust on all the 23/24 model year cars on the lot.
So many fumbles with nissan. Seems like they don’t actually care. Ditch the cvt, add hybrids and push their heritages.
Fumbled when they didnt make the Titan Warrior, fumbled when they’re not making a new gtr. Fumbled when not integrating the nismo brand in other models. So much more…
Infiniti feeling the same pain.
They don't need just a refresh, what all car manufacturers need is to make afortable and reliable vehicles. How hard is it to understand that?
Facts your right they act like they know what their doing
They have the versa
CVT. No e-power. Nissan is suffering because of them.
It’s like competition doesn’t even exist in the auto space. Toyota feels like it is the only thing that exists, other than Mazda.
Both ToyRota and Mazda have issued major recalls in the last few days (today is 24.0812).
Absent JATCO transmission reputation I’d be driving a Sentra or an Altima right now.
I feel like this is some type of multilateral jibberish, that consumers are not aware of quite yet. Meanwhile in Japan both those models come with conventional transmissions…
@@JohnZornAscended JATCO is the company that makes the transmissions
@@michaelw6277 I’m aware of that, Jatco makes transmissions strong enough to take 800hp. Your gripe is with the CVT.
@@JohnZornAscended oh, so you knew exactly what I was referring to. Yet you’re here.
@@michaelw6277 You said the whole company not specifically CVT transmissions from Jatco.
That fact that Nissan does not kiss the EPAs butt is commendable. Just for that I will buy a Nissan (frontier) which I will for sure. Nissan is playing the long game and giving customers what they want. If you look at Honda all the full gas powered vehicles are selling well and people have said NO to the accord.
nissan was my favorite with the maxima now they discontinued it its really hard to give em a chance
Mazdas are great, I bought one 3 years ago and it's been great. Perfectly reliable, fun to drive, nice interior.
I will not miss them when they’re gone. Single moms will.
That's what happens when you give your products the image of inferior quality for the sake of higher profits. Nissan went the exact opposite way Toyota went.
From an industry insider: Mom and pop dealerships, save for small used only car lots, don't exist in 2024. They have been bought by one of a few large corporations that setup local monopolies. For example, Lithia Motors owns most of the dealerships in Texas, even though the dealerships themselves have individualized names, in total 267 dealerships are theirs. They made so much money stockpiled over the last several years, that one quarter of decline from historic highs is not a problem for them.
That cvt transmission did them in,,,i dont see why they not see that yrs ago
Only good Nissan is the Frontier and Pathfinder. Still driving my new 2016 Fronty with 250,000kms on it now my wife drives a 2024 Pathfinder we just purchased. Sold her 2009 Corolla with 500,000 Kms on it she’s had since 2013 lol
Won't somebody please think of the Stealerships 🎻
Lmao
I actually test drove a ‘24 Pathfinder Platinum 2x. No CVT & a 6 cylinder which is a plus. Good power, and I loved it both times… Except that shifter….
For some reason they went to that whole “Push button move the knob up to go in reverse, then pull back - but no button needed to go into drive, but button to go into neutral…. If you want to park, Ohhhh, now ya gotta press the P button - once you are in neutral…”
Yeah, no…. That stupid shifter alone kept me from pulling the trigger. I am a current X-Terra owner & love my X. I’m looking to add a 2nd vehicle and will likely go with the Grand Highlander once the stop sale is lifted.
Thanks for the content! 🫡🫡✊🏽✊🏽🔥🔥
I think Nissan's biggest problem is that their vehicles don't look good anymore. With the exception of the Frontier truck, all Nissans look like jelly beans. Everyone wants rugged-looking SUVs and CUVs. That's where the excitement is. Bring back the Xterra!!!
Not surprised after how people I know who have Nissan Altimas, Maximas and Kicks got so many issues with their CVT Transmissions and Alternators they said they'll never buy a Nissan again and just went for Mazda or Toyota, Nissan is not the same company it was back in the 90s and early 2000s sadly.
this is great news! It should spread to other dealers as well
"Mom and pop licensed dealership"
Is that supposed to be an oxymoron?
Nissan is not up to the level of Toyota and Honda. Owner on before and will never own one again
Check the new recall data on trucks. Toyota is in trouble.
I don't think its on a global scale. Nissan is doing bad while there are certain Toyotas that have one year waiting lists and Lexus seems to be on its record selling years. I think Ford and GM are also doing well so it seems to be a brand issue.
Just noticed GM announced its recalling some of its EV’s. I sold their stock on this news.
Too bad actually. Their trucks are reliable and a good value.
10 years ago, I really like Nissan, from eco car, suv, huge car, sport car and super car ❤ that is why I asked my wife to buy her 1st car was the Rogue, it was the nice Nissan time.....😢 but look at what they do now 😢
The problem is they needed at least 3 new Cars to keep up
I don't care what anybody says I had 6 Nissans in my family! None of them let my family down! My uncle's Impala though transmission went out. My cousin's Durango transmission went out. My aunt's Lexus engine blew. My older uncle's BMW his engine also died because it had oil leaks! I'm just saying for my family Nissan is 6 for 6👍🏾!
Any growth Nissan has had this year has been in their lowest-cost vehicles, Kicks, Versa and Sentra
Anything where Nissan asks for real money, they are getting trashed
Rogue down 5% on the year. Pathfinder down 8%, and Infiniti is down 13%, on pace for less than 60k in 2024. Nissan has less interest than a 35 year old Western woman.
That’s because they focus on romancing a particular audience that wants jack shit to do with them, lol.
Last time I went to look at Nissan they were trying to get 15k above MSRP for their Z on the lot. Did not leave a good feeling for the dealership in general. This is now a "martket adjustment" in the other way and I can say its been a long time coming.
My local Nissan dealer is massively stocked. I don’t know how many vehicles they sell per day but it can’t be very many. I saw a new Armada there with 15k off msrp!
That Armada is a decent buy
@@KirkKreifelsonly decent? Where else can you get a v8
The 2024 Armada Platinum is only $60K which is not bad I might get one. I might get one with a white exterior a white interior.
The Nissan Frontier is a great truck ! I have a 2024 pro4x and love it !
BRING BACK MAXIMA OR A NEW SEDANS 2024 2025 😮😮😮😮
The Q70s are still attractive just a bit dated up front. But yes I love a solid sedan.
It’s a real shame what’s happening with Nissan. I love my Frontier! Hopefully they fix their mess soon.
Absolutely. My 2022 Frontier 4x4 is my most liked vehicle ever, out of 30. Fantastic truck, v6 power, 9 speed torque- converter transmission, smooth, solid, tight as a drum after 44,000 miles.
@@phw2274 I have a ‘23 Pro4X. She has all the features I need. Seats are comfortable, drivetrain is smooth(most of the time), and it does ok on gas if babied. It performs really well off-road too. I’ve been on muddy trails with deep puddles and snow covered beach without getting stuck. She tows at near max capacity with relative ease. I’d definitely get a Titan one day if they didn’t discontinue them 🙄 people are sleeping on Nissan trucks!
1- I’m very worried that Honda is working with Nissan. Honda should make it very clear about their quality standards. The GM partnership and now Nissan are causing grays for me as Honda fan 😂
2- Nissan is a total failure. The Frontier is a great truck, especially compared to the Tacoma currently and what the American brands offer with their 4 cylinder turbos.
3- I’m not a Nissan fan, and honestly haven’t wanted to buy a Nissan, but if they want to get people to cross shop or turn over, they need to give people reasons to. Invest into less models, but make them better. Nissan relied heavily on bad credit scores and fleet rentals and are now paying the price. It can be fixed but it’s going to take time to get people to change their views.
Infinity is next
I drove a new 2021 altima at work, i own a 21 camry..the altima seemed cheaply made. And everyone knows about the cvt
Mild hybrids are not at all like traditional hybrids from Honda, Toyota, Ford, etc. Can’t talk about both in the same sentence. Wild a car reviewer said that.
Right, Prius has been 400v or more for like 10 years and that transmission doesnt function without big volts and amps. Hard to stay correct and say so many words.
I really like the new Maxima, but no way will consider anything with a CVT!
I've liked the maxima since the mid 90s. Finally considered getting one in '08, but then I heard it had a cvt. Too bad, it's such a nice car. Not a fan of cvt's either.
@@AO-mx9tk Agree 100%.
Is it not enough production?? Or just not enough sales? Dealership by my house have tons of pathfinder and frontiers on their lot. Doesn't look like anyone is buying
Sad, pre-CVT and complicated engine tech 🤔 Nissan made quality vehicles. Owned a 1990 300ZX Twin -Turbo, 1996 Maxima , and currently drive a 2008 Pathfinder V8. Never had any major issues👍
Nissan’s CVT is a poison pill
It’s not just going to be Nissan. It will be everyone. Cars are too expensive, pay is too low for a lot of people, and dealerships are putting markups on every vehicle.
I’ve seen Toyota rav4s with a 15-20k mark up. Car manufacturers need to do made to order like Tesla.
Funny how you brought this up.. a Nissan dealership in south orange county, ca just closed down ! Place was dead
What was the name? I heard OC was one of the few areas to get MSRP in cali.
@@MrGlutting San Juan Capistrano Nissan…You can easily get under MSRP easily..
@@bionic949 Dang, 15 Z's in stock is the highest I've seen but not a single Nismo.
The Nissan dealership in my hometown is abandoned, cars left behind brand new and covered in dust. It's really really bad.
where?
@@asiffarooqui6789 duarte, CA
@@asiffarooqui6789 duarte, ca
We added both an Ariya and a Leaf to our household in the past three months. They are working out great for us as we leased (24 months) them both. The Leaf cost us $58/mo with zero down and the Ariya is $185/mo with zero down. Not a bad payment for $80K worth of vehicles. We totally understand why Nissan is not making a profit.
They missed the window to bring back the Xterra when everybody was buying off road / off road ready vehicles.Mistake after mistake with Nissan.
Especially with the new 4runner being delayed
that lord of the rings moment ... chef kiss !
I had a pathfinder and I used it for coyote hunting in southern AZ. I ran that shit into the ground and traded it for a tundra. My pathfinder was a workhorse and I recently purchased a 2017 Armada platinum based on how good the pathfinder was. They are good for the price, they work.
I'm thrilled to see car dealerships closing up shop. Those places are like giant Nile crocodiles just waiting to snap you up and gnaw on you slowly while you cling to life. I mean, have you ever walked into a dealership just to browse and somehow ended up leaving with a gas-guzzling SUV? It's like going in for a goldfish and leaving with a great white shark!
Ive been buying nissan cars since 1992. My first sentra drove care free for 9 years. The next cars over the years have had CVT issues and i just traded them in for a new nissan. The next car will not be nissan. Instead i will look at Mazda or Toyota to avoid the horrible nissan transmission and 3 cylinder engines.
The timeline for getting hybrids across the pond is a joke. Instead of 27’, make it late 24’ or 25’ the latest, or else the whole product planning department can go home and eat themselves for being absolutely useless. On the other note, besides hybrids that shouldve been states side I really think the bigger end nissans, like murano up, should return to rwd based instead of armada/qx80 being the only ones. (Excluding sport cars and trucks, of course.)
Epower came out years ago in Japan and rest of the world. I own an ePower “Rogue” and it’s fantastic. I can’t understand why they’re taking so long to bring it out in the USA. Very strange.
Nissan needs to think out of the box and bring back the Xterra with a big V6 no turbo and ladder frame. Dump the CVT for once and for all.
I been to 4 different Nissan dealers over 2 different states. They all try to waste your time and pull shady stuff all the time. For example, during service, they said at 15k i needed new spark plugs on a 2018 rogue. They would also spend much longer on the multipoint inspection than an oil change. Never getting a Nissan again. I tried to sell my car back to Nissan and told them , if you cant meet this price i will be on my way, i don’t want to waste both our times. They said they can do it. They inspected the car for an hour. During that time, sales said if i buy a new car i can get the money now, but if i want a check they would need to talk to Nissan Corporate in Japan to see what they are allowed to buy the car for. I left, because they were just trying to jerk me around and waste time.
Nissan dealership policy during COVID was “grab the money and run” putting Nissan customers financially upside down, now they are paying the price for that. Today customers aren’t buying Nissan products bc Nissan price abuse during COVID. I would buy a Nissan but first Nissan has to buy my car and pay the outstanding balance of my car loan.
This is good news. We can only celebrate if they stop selling Nissan piles of crap.
They signed people up for sub-prime loans that had poor credit, now they can’t pay the loans & it’s repo city folks. Besides Nissan quality now in the toilet & they’re producing crap. No pun intended. (Always thought the Juke looked like someone’s bad dream). Yeah a shame, far from days of Datsun.
Nissan main issue is lack of CVT reliability. My 2006 Nissan Altima (regular automatic) was still running strong with 230k miles when I traded it in. My brother in law’s 2017 Nissan Note CVT only lasted 115k miles with twice replacing the oil on the transmission before taking a dump. Too many people got burned by Nissan CVT’s and the lack of general quality. Nissan has to do something drastic to change their reputation.
This is what happens when to these greedy dealerships that gouged the hell out of the American people during the Covid pandemic, I don’t feel sorry for these profit hungry people.
I hate this for Nissan because I have a special place in my heart for them. My first new car was an 84 Sentra. All Nissans are so fun to drive IMHO. But reliability does matter. Hard to watch.
When I was little I was born in 89 those older nissans were slick looking the 84 sentra was a nice car those sentras were nice I had an 87 sentra 4 door as my 1st car
I think the only reason they are below stelantis now is because stelantis has more power
Back in 2008 and 2009, greed took over and the cheap CVT they put in cars, cause so many customers to move to other brands because of the lack of transparency in honoring the Warranties for the CVT. Then Lack of design they did on all their car and infiniti too. Mr. Goshen also expose their issues.
I work for a car alarm installation company who installs alarms for all dealerships in our area. We've been talking about this. There are always installs requested from the other brands... Nissan has had the same inventory for going on a year, we rarely have new Nissans to install on at this point. The salesmen are struggling heavily, contractors for the dealership are struggling. In reality, theyre truly going down the tubes. The writing is on the walls. People don't even want them with dealer discounts. They've really killed their following. Too much conspiracy around the company as a whole. Nissan, Mitsubishi, Infiniti will eventually become a thing of yesterday. They've drained their wallets of future innovation because they screwed too many people. People aren't returning for another troublesome CVT. Thats what happens when you knowingly screw your customers for years. What we are viewing, is karma.
In my opinion, Hyundai/Kia will eventually follow if they keep selling cars prone to engine failure, fires and faulty transmissions. Reputation always catches up if you dont rectify.
This is crazy because here in Texas, Nissan just built a state of the art dealership in Abilene and that was not that long ago. It’s a super nice dealership… hope they pull through.
I feel bad for nissan they didnt listen to customers by ditching cvts and option for traditional automatic and having been making similar mistakes over the years they know what to do but decided to go their own way they want to choose cvts over their reputation even kia and hyundai are making huge improvement over the year even with many flaws