Might the Nissan Micra return to Australia as an EV?

Nissan’s native boss has hinted on the potential for the Micra nameplate to return to Australia as an electrical car (EV), because the Japanese model rejigs its technique Down Underneath.

“It’s an attention-grabbing query [and it’s] positively being checked out. Together with our whole portfolio, we’ve revisited our whole mid-term plan and mentioned ‘what’s our entry degree?’ and ‘the place do we’d like it to be?’, and ‘the place can we wish to compete’?” mentioned Andrew Humberstone, the managing director for Nissan Oceania which incorporates Australia.

“Let’s not attempt to be every part to everyone, however on the finish of the day let’s construct our model, let’s retain our prospects, however let’s be genuine to what we’re attempting to attain, and in that discover the best product.

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Above: Nissan Micra (high); Renault 5 E-Tech (backside)

“A few of these can be cross-badged, a few of these gained’t be cross-badged, a few of them are alternatives. So once more, revisiting actually from the underside to the high quality.

“We’re being very inventive and agile in the intervening time, however we’re within the coronary heart of that work proper now.”

Mr Humberstone’s reference to ‘cross-badged’ autos is a powerful indicator that the brand new Micra is an opportunity for the Australian market, given it’s successfully a reskinned model of the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical that’s additionally extremely doubtless for an area introduction within the coming 12-18 months.

The Micra seems to be Nissan’s solely rebadged car from one other producer at the moment, given the X-Path, Patrol, Navara are ‘cross-badged’ with completely different names in abroad markets, although a rebadged Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will quickly go on sale because the Rogue Plug-in Hybrid within the US – the place the X-Path is named the Rogue.