Nissan is currently working on a diesel engine for its full size Titan pickup, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. The new engine is being developed with US truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp.
Navistar Corp currently supplies engines for Ford's Super Duty pickups and will supply Nissan with V8 diesel engines in 2009.
Nissan is trying to gain market share with in the full size truck market and is hoping the diesel will help them do it. Currently Nissan Titan sales are down 15 percent this year, with only 28,668 sold.
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Comments (7)
Um, did someone say it's old? All car manufacturers, but especially those from the land of the rising sun suffer when they have the oldest truck on the block.
Posted by Obviously DaMinority | June 18, 2007 12:15 PM
Posted on June 18, 2007 12:15
Actually, did not the "new" F-150 come out before the Titan, ableit barely? I agree though, Nissan needs to refresh the truck or redesign it, in order to further chip away at American trucks market share.
Posted by Allen | June 19, 2007 11:55 AM
Posted on June 19, 2007 11:55
Days maybe, but yes I believe you're right.
I think I mentioned that age hurts Japanese sales more than American, though.
Posted by Obviously DaMinority | June 20, 2007 10:40 AM
Posted on June 20, 2007 10:40
so yea ummm.... is nissan going to redesign the truck...because that is what me and my did are looking foward too.....because we want to get a new one... the one we have now works awsome just the brakes but nissan says that they fixed the problem with the new truck..so far we got 2 years and 70000 miles and it runs like a charm i dont realy car much for the engine...i just want to see a new body for it!
Posted by skyline joe | November 19, 2007 12:01 AM
Posted on November 19, 2007 00:01
so yea ummm.... is nissan going to redesign the truck...because that is what me and my did are looking foward too.....because we want to get a new one... the one we have now works awsome just the brakes but nissan says that they fixed the problem with the new truck..so far we got 2 years and 70000 miles and it runs like a charm i dont realy car much for the engine...i just want to see a new body for it!
Posted by skyline joe | November 19, 2007 12:03 AM
Posted on November 19, 2007 00:03
I hope they do go with a diesel in their line-up, then Nissan will finally be forced to deal with this truck's major problem and weakest link - it's problematic rear differential. Many owners have had multiple replacements, some owners having as many as 4 replacements. A diesel engine would chew through the existing rear end in no time. I can't understand why Nissan has allowed this problem to continue.
Posted by Dan | November 30, 2007 12:37 AM
Posted on November 30, 2007 00:37
When is nissian going to increase the horse power on the titian.I think it should be increase to at lease 400 hpr. I think that Nissian needs to make the body of the Truck more masculaint better than Toyota.
Posted by henry harris | February 16, 2008 12:43 PM
Posted on February 16, 2008 12:43