Nissan is looking to refresh its lineup over the next three years by launching 30 models under “The Arc” business plan. Only 16 of these will be hybrid and electric vehicles, with the other 14 powered solely by internal combustion engines. Attached, the teaser video features the dark silhouettes of most of the future cars. We counted 25, so it looks like Nissan is hiding five of its upcoming products.
The Arc includes several regional strategies, notably for the United States and Canada, where Nissan intends to introduce seven all-new models. In the United States alone, the aim is to revitalize 78% of the passenger car range and introduce plug-in hybrids as well as e-Power models. The latter refers to a powertrain with a combustion engine that serves as a generator to produce power for a battery that powers an electric motor. In models like the Qashqai, the combustion engine is not connected to the wheels, so it’s a bit like what Mazda does with the rotary engine in the MX-30.
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Nissan is remaining tight-lipped about its 30-model lineup, but it appears to be leaning heavily on crossovers and SUVs. Shocking, right? We took screenshots of each. We can see the rebadged Renault 5 as well as a pick-up, which is probably the one-tonne truck for Oceania mentioned in the press release. Five new SUVs are coming to the Middle East, plus two more to Africa where there will also be an A-segment petrol car. For Europe, the plan is to introduce six new models and increase the sales mix of electric vehicles at 40%.
In Japan, Nissan wants to refresh 80% of its portfolio and launch five all-new models so that hybrids and electric vehicles represent 70% of the range. In China, there will be eight hybrid and electric vehicles, but only half of them will carry the Nissan badge. Globally, electrified vehicles are expected to make up 40% of the model range by 2026-2027 and reach 60% by the end of the decade.
Elsewhere, Nissan wants to reduce electric vehicle production costs by 30% compared to the current Ariya and hopes to achieve ICE-EV cost parity by 2030. It is also working on lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt batteries (NCM) improved with 50% faster charging speed and 50% charging. Percent higher energy density than that used by the Ariya. Additionally, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are being developed to reduce costs by 30% compared to the Sakura EV kei car. At the same time, engineers are working on what many consider the holy grail of batteries: solid-state batteries, expected to arrive in 2028 or 2029.
Arc’s business plan does not include any details about a possible collaboration between Nissan and struggling startup Fisker. At the beginning of the month, Reuters reported that the two were in “advanced discussions” about a tie-up, with Nissan potentially investing $400 million in Fisker’s truck platform. According to the news agency, Nissan could assemble the Alaska pickup in the United States starting in 2026. We know that Nissan is talking with Honda about a possible EV partnership.
The long-awaited successor to the GT-R is not mentioned at the moment. Reports indicate that the recently launched 2025 GT-R in Japan will be the final model year for the R35. Nissan has hinted that the purely electric Hyper Force concept could enter production by the end of the decade.
