Nissan is dying. What would you do as CEO to bring it back?

>>14829301
I would let it die.
They have never made a good car

Both the GTR and 370Z are dated as hell

The GTR came out 10 years ago and still looks like the same. The 370z is practically a face lifted 350z which came out 14 years ago

>>14829346
>The 370z is practically a face lifted 350z which came out 14 years ago
The 370z is a direct upgrade and considered a proper sports car unlike the 350. It's dated but still holds up relatively well

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go back in time and never enter le mans

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bring back a more minimalist design language to the whole lineup

manual available on all models

>>14829301
But the Versa/Micra are amazing cars?

>Minimal computer aides
>stupid low weight and price

>Release the IDX
>Only available in CVT
>Refresh the 370z
>Only offer one trim, with 17" wheels and raised suspension, call it a crossover coupe

Then watch the whole company burn down

Maybe a new 300ZX like another anon was talking about.
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>>14829502
>yfw both cars sell like hot cakes and you're lauded for bringing the brand back from the brink.

>>14829461
Both are commuter cars/wrong wheel drive/selling in low volume

Reboot the Hardbody as a 4bt truck.

Make a not ugly, sub 25k, small 4 dr sedan. Follow it up with a larger 35k, not ugly sedan.

Nissan is on the up

the fuck are you talking about

>read thread

oh its children who would ruin the company in a couple years

>>14829301

Make more trucks and SUVs in the American market. Roll in fat stacks of grease-stained Ameribucks.

>>14829301
>Nissan is dying
My area roads are full of altimas, maximas, sentras and the occasional frontiers, many of them being pretty new. So I don't know what you're on about.

Bring the R33GTR style of GTR back pure manual no TCS nanny hand holding shit

600hp

Curb weight 1400kg

But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it has to be ugly and heavy so it doesnt need 'downforce'

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>>14829301
I'd spend vast sums of money on fancy superbowl ad promoting an underdeveloped, back-assward Le Mans race car. I'd race it once and then sack everyone. Am I doing it right?

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>>14829530
>implying fwd is bad on a low powered commuter car
>implying they aren't selling in good numbers
Go kill yourself.

>>14829774
They aren't selling.

>Nissan-Renault-AutoVAZ is the fourth largest carmaker in the world
>owns one of (if not the ) most important manufactorer in Asia
>same for eastern Europe
>same for western Europe
>thanks tot a joined venture with Mitsubishi, is the largest producer and seller for kei cars/superminis in Asia
>sales steadily increasing since the early 2000s
>"but they are not making any good sport car anymore, they must be dying!"
You are just outside of their current demographic, in a place where they do not have that large a market anymore.

>>14829774
I said they were wrong wheel drive because enthusiasts aren't interested in them
>>14829840
Yeah I did mean for enthusiasts and benchracing shitposters like us

>>14829864
But that's the point. Having car enthusiasts as your target market is the best way to bankrupt yourself quickly. especially for a company as large as Toyota that has huge functionning costs.
Car enthusiasts as a demographic cannot bring that much money in. They buy a car every now and then and yes the car is expensive, but after that a lot of them will andle at least parts of the maintenance themselves, whereas selling an econobox to the average joe is much more profitable since he will not know how to take proper care of it, will come to you for maintenance (or to a third party that will require your help because you are an ass when it comes to getting spare parts) and will change it soon because he either rammed it into somethign or didn't maintin it properly.
In terms of rentability, they have little to no reason to care about car enthusiasts. It's a possible market either for large luxury or sport cars makers or very small one.

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>>14829382
>>14829756
F

>>14829301
just make their cars not look like abortions and they would be fine

>>14829530
The versa and Micra sell like hotcakes

Reduce the lineup. They have too many samey cars that require more materials and specific parts that drive up costs for a product that is practically the same as something they already produce.
Why have both the Micra AND the Note?
Why have the Juke at all?

>>14829301
Make a Z35 that actually looks like an s30 instead of a pigfat blob.

And bring back inline 6 engines.

>>14829454
Nissans are good cars, just about as ugly as can be. Not even striking ugly, just bloated bland ugly. Make the cars crisp and sporting and I think they would do well. Brand themselves as the sporty Japanese car make and bump out their warranty to deal with the perception that they are the least reliable japenese make. Maybe also combine a few delears with Renault but only high end ones to give Nissan a bit of Euro fancy feeling.

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Roll out the Micra Cup across the whole world.

>>14829301
Kill juke replace it with twingo with nissan logo on it. Make it rev like a god. Then make 18-23 k coupes

>>14829301
I'd tell renault to go fuck themselves and immediately ban every V6 on the production cars outside of the VR38 and VQ37

Everything they do can be achieved with a direct injection I4, anything you want more power for you either make an I6 or use a V8.

86/MX-5 competitor in the S16 silvia (I4T, rwd, no hybrid shit)
Release an all-electric maxima with a good range for a good price
Fix the leaf so it has a decent range and doesn't look like ass
Fix the fucking patrol by giving it a proper turbo diesel like i'm not a complete retard
Start selling the new navara in the US with aggressive fleet shit
Update the 370Z, now comes with a cheaper base model with the same engine used in the S16 but making about 50-70hp more or an optional refreshed V6 with the 355hp nismo engine.

>>14830948
yes but with k10&k11's
>dat cg13de

>>14829712
The gtr looks damn fine. Its also very aerodynamic despite its fridge looking form.
I agree on the heavyness. But still surprising that it can beat more expensive lighter "more sportier looking" cars.

>>14829309
>R34

>>14830862
>>14830968
Also, these.
They have too much samey shit, need to drop their lineup by about 1/3rd and throw some more shit at Infiniti like Lexus do, get an up-class maxima with a 2.5L direct injection I4T or plug in electric with base model s comparison range, just slower, for less.

>2012 looking at 370z's
>new ones at $44k
>used 2010 with 10k miles for $36k

They're nice but just too expensive for what you get, in my opinion. I went used a used 2012 Mustang GT premium with 20k miles for $23k.

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Alright, lets do this properly.

Pic related, this is the Australian model range.
I've put lines through the shit that i think needs to die, see who agrees.


5 year / 100,000 mile or 160,000km warranty on every single model in the range.

Apart from the million increments on the Juke-Qashqai-X Trail-Pathfinder-Patrol spectrum the range isn't really that muddy.

>remove juke
>remove pathfinder
>V8 factory riced option for the Altima
>hit that GT86 price point with a no frills driver's car
>fix the ass end of the Leaf
>adjust design rules and brand identity whatever so the cars don't look seem so fat and heavy

idk where you live OP but they're doing just fine here

anyways,
make the juke not as ugly,it's pretty good other than that
give various models facelifts
make the sunny not as horrid as shit
pathfinders are good
patrols are good
altimas are good

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More Cummins Pick-up collaborations.

Glorious oilburning HGV's in disguise.

Go the french route and make ugly unreliable cheap shitboxes for eccentric contrarians.

>>14829712
>1400kg
>not heavy

>>14830968
This tbqh fampai

>>14831457
bad experience or just shitpost?

>>14831090
>crossing out the Qashqai
I hate that car as much as the next guy but it's fucking EVERYWHERE. Killing it off means killing of their biggest cash cow.

>>14831090
The rogue/qaqashi sell ridiculously well in the UK and US. Killing it would kill Nissan.

>>14831002
the r34 is shit compared to the r32 however

>>14829309
>Patrol vtc

Discontinue ALL of their current lineup and bring back the hardbody pickup and revamped classic 280z. No other nissan has mattered.

Actually, my first car was a maxima. one of those green ones with a spoiler on the back lol. it was quick for what it was, but tranny ended up going out at only like 160k miles.

>>14831617
i hope this is ironic

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BUILD IDX

>>14831090
keep the patrol

>>14831635
>won fucking everything compared to the r34
>i hope this is ironic

>>14831090
Killing off the 2dr hilux, fuck u

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>step 1: make the s16 look less gay
>step 2: stop making cars designed after bubbles

>>14831090
keep the patrol but bring back the TB48DE in places like Australia

>>14831635
>being this retarded

I never understood the Sentra>Altima>Maxima. One of these cars is unnecessary because if you either downgrade or upgrade one, you're left with the base or premium model of the other.

That, and I think the Maxima should be RWD/AWD like the Infiniti's.

Also, an S16 would be nice.

Maybe a few more Nismo versions of cars for fun.

Other than that, they seem very successful. No where near "dying".

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>>14829309
Because they think this is a car.

Does anyone think offering the new Titan with a Cummins engine will significantly boost truck sales?

It's by far automakers' most profitable market segment but the Titan has largely been irrelevant so far.