The Xterra may be exiting Nissan North America Inc.’s lineup, as sales of body-on-frame midsize SUVs shrink and stringent fuel-economy rules loom.


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“Xterra’s in a tough segment; the segment’s falling apart,” Larry Dominique, vice president-advanced product and product planning and strategy, tells Ward’s during a media event here. “There’s one high-volume vehicle left (in the segment) and that’s (the Jeep) Wrangler,” he says. “Everybody else has dropped out due to really low volumes. With (new U.S. corporate average fuel economy rules) Xterra’s going to be a tough vehicle to keep around.” Dominique says Nissan officials “love” the off-road-oriented Xterra and will try and retain the vehicle “as long as we possibly can.” The Xterra, last redesigned in ’05, is located in the Ward’s Middle SUV segment, while the Wrangler is placed in the Small SUV group. Sales in both sectors have dropped dramatically in the last decade, Ward’s data shows, as models were nixed or changed over to a car-based platform.

Source: Nissan Xterra on Way Out?

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