Nissan and Mitsubishi are continuing to expand their kei car joint venture (NMKV) by announcing that production of four new vehicles has begun at Mitsubishi’s Mizushima Plant in Kurashiki, Japan.
The four models are the all-new Nissan Dayz, Nissan Dayz Highway Star, Mitsubishi eK wagon and Mitsubishi eK X, with all set to be offered with semi autonomous driving technology that is designed for single-lane use on highways.
These tall wagon-type cars will also offer improved performance thanks to upgraded platforms, engines and transmissions. While they will share many key components, the Nissan and Mitsubishi kei cars will get their own individual brand features and designs. The models will go on sale later this month.
The NMKV joint venture launched its first generation of the models in 2013 and this collabroation was intensified when Mitsubishi became part of the Alliance in 2016. Last month, the latest Nissan Livina, which shares a platform with the Mitsubishi Xpander, went on sale in Indonesia.
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Nissan and Mitsubishi make great cars. All over the world, everybody wants to partner Mitsubishi because their tech is so far ahead.
Pity Proton. When we had Mitsubishi, our Proton staff could not understand technology transfer the Japanese were giving us.
For 30 years, we did not learn anything from Mitsubishi. Now, we become just a full rebadger. Just tampal logo only.
Oh yeah. Mitsubishi were trying to transfer the whip and chain locks technology plus the slave labouring knowhow but you see, Proton workers are too ethical and respectful of fellow human beings to comprehend what these Japs were trying to teach. Once Proton management board found out, they kicked them Japs all the way back to Nippon and disallowed them to come back for 10 years. Eventually they returned back via Tan Chong Motors, another bloodsucker of their employees. I’m glad Proton didn’t follow their culture of slavery.
This would mean Proton and the former Government of Malaysia failed its rakyat by not negotiating for a better deal for the rakyat
which would then mean the idiot that thought about it and started the whole damn thing wasnt so good now was he?
Previous government of Malaysia not failed. Kangkung sudah turun harganya. … Betul-betul murah lah tuan. Sy masak nasi goreng kangkung petang ni. …jemputt
Looks like somebody just crawled out of a cave and never knew that Nissan had bought over Mitsubishi after shafting their stock prices with a technical detail that should have been discussed confidentially.
Would I want to work with either Nissan or Mitsubishi? No, one cannot be trusted not to backstab their partners while the other does not treat their staff as human beings.
The two game changing brands partner to create a game changing car. Proton partner with a game changing company but end up become a game over company. Habisla Proton!!
The Nissan Dayz and Mitsu eK are the same car with different stylings only. Is this what you mean by ‘tampal logo only’?
Proton realise early the Japs only want maximum profits to flow back to their homeland by giving us outdated models and techs. At least, Geely giving Proton its current and bestselling models.
“For 30 years, we did not learn anything. Now, we become just a full rebadger. Just tampal logo only.”
No. Your Perodua still remains just a rebadger to tampal logo only. ROFL!
He’s right though. Now proton will just tampal their logo on all Geely cars… all the bailout duit (OUR DUIT!!) they used last time only to end up like this
No problemo. Kunta alredi say Geely have repaid all bailout. So the pipu still have P1, gained back all the bailout money, and now got backing by Geely. At least our profits remains in MY, not like some other brand that have to send all profits back to Jepun but MY pipu gained nothing.
This only shows, Proton and the former Malaysian Government did not negotiate a better deal for Proton and for Malaysians.
If Mitsubishi gave us lousy technology, this means, the former Malaysian Government did not negotiate a safe and good and latest technology car from Mitsubishi for its rakyat in Malaysia
this would mean the G back in 80’s… madey to be blamed la…
Banzai Nissan and Mitsubishi alliance!
Talk about having a mini Serena. Haha
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