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YOKOHAMA, Japan, April 14 (Reuters) – Nissan Motor plans to streamline its global automobile lineup by exiting low-performing ones and deploy its artificial intelligence<\/a> driving technology across 90% of its array over the long \u200cterm as it targets a revitalisation after years of turmoil.<\/p>\n

Japan’s fourth-biggest automaker said in a statement on Tuesday \u200cit will reduce the number of its models to 45 from 56. It will target annual sales of 1 million vehicles each in the \u200bU.S. and China by the 2030 financial year and grow its annual sales volume in Japan to 550,000 cars by that time.<\/p>\n

CEO Ivan Espinosa also unveiled a hybrid version of the Rogue SUV – known as the X-Trail in Japan – and an electric version of the Juke model.<\/p>\n

“This is how our portfolio strategy comes to life, anchored in profitability and built around a \u200cleaner, stronger lineup,” Espinosa said, outlining the \u2060company’s long-term strategy. Nissan will also expand powertrain options in its models and reinvest in growth, he added.<\/p>\n

Nissan said it will give an update on the progress of its restructuring plan \u2060laid out by Espinosa nL6N3RL0H4 last year when it reports full-year financial results next month and announce further elements of its strategic direction later in the year.<\/p>\n

Under Espinosa’s sweeping turnaround plan, Nissan is reducing its global manufacturing footprint and cutting its workforce by \u200b15%.<\/p>\n

Espinosa \u200bsaid that the moment was right for the automaker that trails \u200bToyota, Honda and Suzuki in sales volume to \u200csharpen its long-term vision as a guide for action as it reaches the midpoint of the turnaround plan.<\/p>\n

Nissan said it will establish exports as a strategic pillar in China, shipping its N7 electric sedan to Latin America and ASEAN, and its Frontier Pro pickup truck to the Middle East in addition to those markets.<\/p>\n

The company also aims to produce more vehicles in the U.S. by raising its local production rate to 80% over time from around 60% currently, and \u200cto rejuvenate its Infiniti luxury brand by introducing new models.<\/p>\n

In Japan, the \u200bautomaker will introduce a compact car series from the 2028 financial \u200byear, it said. It will seek to deploy end-to-end \u200bautonomous capability in its new Elgrand minivan, scheduled for launch in Japan this summer, by \u200cthe end of the 2027 financial year, it said.<\/p>\n

Nissan \u200bhas partnered on developing robotaxis \u200bnL1N40001H with Uber Technologies and British startup Wayve, aiming to roll out a pilot programme in Tokyo by late 2026.<\/p>\n

Nissan shares last traded 0.7% higher by the lunch break, lagging a 2.4% rise in the benchmark \u200bNikkei index.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"YOKOHAMA, Japan, April 14 (Reuters) – Nissan Motor plans to streamline its global automobile lineup by exiting low-performing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[220,218,219,61,60,175684,175683,80,175685],"class_list":["post-397325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-ivan-espinosa","tag-nissan-motor","tag-technology","tag-turnaround-plan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}