Nissan plant in St. Petersburg extends the downtime until the end of 2022

Nissan plant in St. Petersburg has extended its downtime until the end of December 2022. This was reported to the Izvestia newspaper by the press service of Nissan Manufacturing Rus, by adding that the company's employees have already been informed about this decision. Previously it was assumed that Nissan would not resume the production in Russia until October. Recall that Nissan plant in St. Petersburg has suspended the work since March 14 due to interruptions in the supply of components. This company produces crossovers Nissan Qashqai, X-Trail and Murano.

At the same time, Nissan also suspended deliveries to Russia of the new generation Nissan Pathfinder SUV, which went on sale in mid-February 2022. In addition, Nissan Terrano crossover, which was produced at the facilities of the Moscow Renault Russia plant, will no longer be produced after Renault leaves our country. According to the results of eight months of 2022, 14,620 Nissan cars were purchased in Russia, which is 54.1% lower in compare with the previous year, according to the data of the AUTOSTAT agency and Electronic Passport JSC.

The most popular Nissan model in the Russian market in the reporting period was Qashqai crossover with 6,436 vehicles (-47.1%). Second place went to the Nissan X-Trail, which was chosen by 5386 buyers.