Do you think Nissan will have a hard time selling new Z's already produced?
There's probably going to be some great deals on 2020 370Zs as the new Z gets closer and closer.Do you think Nissan will have a hard time selling new Z's already produced?
Yeah I can't see Nissan sitting on the Z for that long. If it was a 100% new car maybe i can understand but since it shares a lot with the 307Z it shouldn't be an issue to get production started.This is still what has given me hope that those rumblings (from one source, might I remind) about the Z being released in 2022 as a 2023 model were off-base. It just doesn't make sense unless they are literally unable to get production rolling during the calendar year 2021.
Exactly. This is too close to production-ready for that kind of delay unless it is based on some unavoidable reality of the manufacturing process given the current pandemic environment. This is essentially a parts-bin car, at least most of the way. A very nicely-executed parts-bin car, but they're straight up playing Legos with existing components for much of this.Yeah I can't see Nissan sitting on the Z for that long. If it was a 100% new car maybe i can understand but since it shares a lot with the 307Z it shouldn't be an issue to get production started.
The only thing that I see that could be an issue is the global semiconductor shortage.Exactly. This is too close to production-ready for that kind of delay unless it is based on some unavoidable reality of the manufacturing process given the current pandemic environment. This is essentially a parts-bin car, at least most of the way. A very nicely-executed parts-bin car, but they're straight up playing Legos with existing components for much of this.
Well, we can place that in the category of "unavoidable reality." Yikes.The only thing that I see that could be an issue is the global semiconductor shortage.
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Nissan has had to lower its sales forecast because of it.The only thing that I see that could be an issue is the global semiconductor shortage.
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