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Per year, the industrial unit manufactures Nissan March and Nissan Versa and the flexfuel engines 1.0 12V and 1.6 16V.

This industrial unit was opened in April 2014 and holds capacity to produce 200,000 cars and 200,000 engines per year. The make produces automobiles at Nissan-Renault Alliance's plant, in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná State, since 2002, and invested U$ 1,5 billion on the construction of its own Industrial Complex in Resende, at Rio de Janeiro State. Operates with more than 160 dealers in all states of the country. Nissan is one of the largest car makers in the world and present in Brazil since 2000. The teams currently are engaged in the design and development of the production model.Īs well as its introduction in Latin American markets, ­Nissan continues to study the business case for launching Kicks in other regions, underlining the brand's commitment to global Crossover leadership. Led by Nissan's Global Design Center in Japan, the Kicks Concept was conceived through a collaboration between Nissan Design America (NDA) in San Diego and Nissan Design America - Rio (NDA-R), the company's local satellite design studio. "And now, we're excited that our manufacturing team in Resende is preparing to build it with top-notch Japanese precision." "When our team from Nissan Brazil team collaborated with our colleagues in Japan to create the Kicks concept vehicle, which was inspired by our country and culture, the result was extraordinary," said Francois Dossa, president of Nissan Brazil. Since then, Nissan has continued to explore Brazilian and Latin American cultures, styles and colors within the vehicle design and development process. The Kicks prototype marked the evolution of the Extrem concept vehicle originally presented in Sao Paulo in 2012. The Nissan Kicks Concept debuted at the 2014 São Paulo Motor Show, followed by a showing at the 2015 Buenos Aires Motor Show. "With Nissan Kicks, we will go beyond the obvious to pack a punch with a strong design statement and the performance that our customers crave," said Valls. The Kicks will bring Nissan´s unique Crossover expertise to more regions."Īt the unveiling, José Valls, chairman of Nissan Latin America, said that compact crossovers are very attractive to Latin American customers. "Since then, we've established our global crossover leadership with vehicles like JUKE, Qashqai and X-Trail – which have been great successes. "Nissan invented the first crossover in 2003, with the Murano," said Ghosn. After the start of production, Nissan expects to hire 600 new employees and start a second shift in Resende facility. The facility was inaugurated in 2014 and currently produces compact vehicles March and Versa.

The new model was inspired by the Kicks Concept car presented at the 2014 Sao Paulo Motor Show, and it will retain the Kicks name for the production version.įollowing an investment of R$ 750 million ($192 million), the Nissan Kicks will be produced at Nissan's Resende Industrial Complex in Rio de Janeiro State. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced that the brand will produce a new crossover that will be sold globally, starting with Latin American markets from 2016.