Comments on: Tan Chong’s plans for Nissan in 2006

By: PGlang

PGlang — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:24:32 +0000

This model was introduced in China in 2004. It's not new. Malaysia is the dumping ground for old models…pitiful for this Boleh Land!

By: bummerboy

bummerboy — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:00:29 +0000

nissan cefiro in sg is competitively priced against the accord.

the 2L cefiro is 89k as compared to 87k for accord 2L. 2.3L V6 cefiro goes for 95k, similar to the accord 2.4L 4-inline.

also note that the cefiros are assembled in japan, not like the accords here which come from thailand. the cefiro is also bigger, more spacious inside, and has this amazingly comfortable super-electronically-adjustable front seats.

but i will take JDM accord-euro anytime. still the hottest mid-level sedan from japan, followed closely by subaru legacy GT none of which is distributed in malaysia, what a bummer.

By: stevarac

stevarac — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:28:04 +0000

I believe in singapore this teana is sold as cefiro. I have seen a few of them on the road here and my first impression is that it has the conti look especially the rear. Carlos Ghosn has definitely infuse those european influence in the design.

In fact Nissan is doing pretty well overall. Don't have the figure though.

Price wise , I think in singapore you can only get a 2.0 l car for the price of a

2.4 l accord. So it is not a cheap car.

Given an opportunity to choose btw this car , camry , accord ,

I will definite go for this car.

By: gowin

gowin — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:23:26 +0000

Actually tanchong it too aggresive enought if the govement not strict tanchong only can build in CKD model in 'boleh land'. It take time to make decision, do maketing research whether that model can sell in here. If we are know who is "nissan", we also know that nissan also make some impressive , nice, quality car not even lose to toyota and honda…..

By: flizzardo

flizzardo — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:13:44 +0000

wow that car is hot i ve always liked this car ! i hate cefiro so much it look obeselete

By: chuamike

chuamike — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:05:20 +0000

Looks like Nissan's market share in Malaysia is also playing 2nd fiddle to Toyota. Just like it is in Singapore. The Corolla Altis has been the best selling car in Singapore for 4 consecutive years already. One thing Nissan cars can never beat Toyota in, is their fuel efficiency. Nissan cars guzzle much more petrol than Toyota cars do. A Nissan may cost less than a Toyota, but in the long run, all its petrol bills will make owning a Toyota less expensive.

By: bummerboy

bummerboy — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:44:47 +0000

tanchong is doing a lousy job in malaysia, i think they have no intention whatsoever to build up their market. tanchong singapore has launched so many new models between mid 2005 and early 2006, it is unbelieveable. the latio, the presage minivan, the lafesta minivan, the latio/latio sports, murano, 350z convertible. so many models. but still losing market share to toyota.

By: raptorclans

raptorclans — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:05:45 +0000

and yeah, the rear has hints of Bangle's 7-series…

By: raptorclans

raptorclans — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:05:18 +0000

they shud hav launched this a couple of years back… I've seen the Teana up close and peeked inside, it's so super luxurious!

By: Xoomie

Xoomie — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:30:48 +0000

I would really love to see Latio on our shores…

But maybe TCM thinks it cant beat Vios sales, so why bring it in!

By: cratzelogy

cratzelogy — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:36:36 +0000

Oh dear, this car doesn't even come close to those Honda Accord or even the upcoming Camry. I think they should bring in Nissan Fuga if they ever want to replace the Cefiro. Paul, i heard there is another Cefiro replacement isn't it? I think I saw in Motor Trader once…