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Nissan revives Xterra SUV as hybrid, halts US EV launch plan

Tariffs and a tougher trade regime have forced Nissan to rethink its US localisation and supply chains. By Stewart Burnett

Nissan will revive its Xterra SUV as a hybrid model built in Mississippi and has frozen plans to produce a battery-electric version in the US. Christian Meunier, Chairman of Nissan Americas, said the move responds to cooling electric vehicle demand and the end of the federal US$7,500 electric vehicle tax credit, which expired on 30 September. 

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