Nissan to stop making Mexican veteran Tsuru amid safety criticism
October 26, 2016
Frank Jack Daniel and Brad Brooks
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MEXICO CITY -- Nissan Motor Co. said today it will stop production in May of the Mexican-built Tsuru, an economical and hardy sedan beloved by taxi drivers but often sold without airbags and widely criticized for its poor crash record.
In production since the early 1980s, the Tsuru has been a cash cow for Nissan and is one of the oldest car models still manufactured globally.
It was many Mexicans' first car and came to challenge the Volkswagen Beetle as the country's veteran vehicle.
"This popular vehicle, with more the 2.4 million sales until now, has offered accessible, economical and trustworthy mobility for drivers in the country and in other markets, for more than three decades," Nissan said in a statement.
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October 26, 2016
Frank Jack Daniel and Brad Brooks
Reuters via AutoNews.com
MEXICO CITY -- Nissan Motor Co. said today it will stop production in May of the Mexican-built Tsuru, an economical and hardy sedan beloved by taxi drivers but often sold without airbags and widely criticized for its poor crash record.
In production since the early 1980s, the Tsuru has been a cash cow for Nissan and is one of the oldest car models still manufactured globally.
It was many Mexicans' first car and came to challenge the Volkswagen Beetle as the country's veteran vehicle.
"This popular vehicle, with more the 2.4 million sales until now, has offered accessible, economical and trustworthy mobility for drivers in the country and in other markets, for more than three decades," Nissan said in a statement.
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