Nissan’s original plans to produce EVs at the plant in 2028 had already been pushed back by up to a year due to a fall in demand. In April 2025, the company pushed the schedules for two electric crossovers, the PZ1K and the PZ1J, back to 2028 – and even scrapped plans for two planned electric sedans and an earlier, smaller electric SUV.
This followed the suspension of the federal tax credit on certain EV purchases in the USA. Now, the plans have been shelved indefinitely, meaning Nissan Group will not build any electric models in the US at all.
It will, however, continue to sell EVs in the US – specifically, the Nissan Leaf, which is produced at a factory in Japan. The company hopes to grow exports of this model further to boost its American EV sales. It will also continue to sell Nissan Ariya EVs from the 2025 model year in North America, even though it has opted not to invest in a 2026 model year due to uncertain demand.
But, in the meantime, there’s the question of the Canton plant. Nissan now believes that hybrids and ICE-powered vehicles will see stronger growth in the US over the coming years, so it is hybrids that it will focus on. No details yet on what these hybrid SUV will look like.
nhk.or.jp, nikkei.com
