Nissan plans to ramp up production of the Rogue and other models in the U.S. to cope with some of the tariff changes, but the automaker’s plans for the Canadian market look completely different. Nissan paused U.S. production of three vehicles destined for Canada due to uncertainty in trade relations between the two countries.
The Canadian-market Murano and Pathfinder are built at Nissan’s Tennessee factory, while the Frontier leaves its Mississippi plant. While we’re learning about this now, in early July, Nissan reportedly started the pause on May 27 after feeling confident that it had shipped enough inventory north of the border.
While the pause is temporary and no price increases have been announced, this isn’t a great sign for Nissan, which has had to resort to drastic measures to stay afloat. The automaker recently announced that it would pause supplier payments to retain cash, and its sales numbers haven’t shown many signs of recovery after tumbling for quite a while now.
The good news for Nissan buyers in Canada is that all three models have been somewhat recently refreshed. The Rogue received a facelift last year, which brought new tech and revised styling, and Nissan completely overhauled the Frontier for the 2022 model year, finally bringing it mostly into the modern age. The Murano is all-new for 2025, and arrives without a CVT for the first time in years.
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