Next-gen Nissan Frontier won’t ride on the Nissan Navara chassis - Report

01/11/2017 - 12:20 Nissan Navara, Nissan Sagar Parikh

Last month, Nissan Motor confirmed plans to launch an all-new Nissan Frontier in the USA. The company hasn’t announced any details, but according to a report from Motor Trend, it doesn’t plan to rebadge the Nissan Navara.

Nissan Navara NP300 front three quarter right at IAA 2015 — The Nissan Frontier and Nissan Navara (pictured) will part ways with the next generation.

The current Nissan Frontier, introduced in 2005, was launched as the all-new Nissan Navara in 2007. The Nissan Navara was renewed in 2014, but the U.S.-spec Nissan Frontier continues as is. Citing a source, the report says that the next-gen Nissan Frontier “will be a distinct model from the global Nissan Navara.”

The new report also indicates that Nissan won’t launch the next-gen Nissan Paladin as the new Nissan Xterra. The Nissan Frontier and Nissan Navara becoming different models connote that the SUVs based on them would also differ extensively, or maybe entirely. The new Nissan Navara-based SUV (Nissan Paladin) will debut at the Beijing Motor Show in April 2018. It will likely sell in emerging markets as a Toyota Fortuner rival.

Nissan Navara NP300 rear three quarter left at IAA 2015 — The new Nissan Navara-based SUV debuting at the 2018 Beijing Motor Show likely won't sell in the U.S. market.

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Nissan will build the next-gen U.S.-spec Nissan Frontier at the Canton Plant in Mississippi, USA. It will likely offer the redesigned model with four-cylinder and V6 petrol engines.

[Source: Motor Trend]