Nissan's production not making a run for the border

For a car maker that actually has some pretty exciting things happening like redesigning the Maxima and selling GT-Rs for the first time ever in the United States, Nissan sure has been quiet for a while, and with good reason. The sales that have slumped in the states have caused concern among Nissan executives, and now they've decided to shut down their Mexico plant seven days a week in lieu of slow demand in the US.

This could have a ripple effect if things don't get better for Nissan and for the Mexican economy, which has had quite the reliance on the automotive industry as of late. Nissan has an edge in terms of quality smaller compacts, and if gas continues to move upward, this should result in higher sales and then the Mexican plant can be back open as it was previously.

My take is that instead of slowing production, why not take a look at overall pricing? I mean, a Sentra, to me, while a pretty good car, is way overpriced. For the car that you get, there are many more affordable versions that are seemingly just as good. It doesn't make much sense that instead of possibly lowering costs to the consumer in response to the slower demand, you then take away work from people and just...hope that things will pick up? Really?

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