Correct. This was done to circumvent tariffs since the Z is now able to claim final assembly in America. Brilliant move on Nissan’s part but sadly that loophole is no longer going to be permissible. I’m sure all of the 25’s are currently stateside that are coming this year but I would be willing...
Final assembly means just that. Regardless of where the car comes into the country it has to have a part installed to be considered “final assembly”. My wife’s Mercedes-Benz engine was built in Poland and the SUV was built in Germany and there is no “Final Assembly” in America mentioned on the...
I don’t want to speculate because I’m not absolutely certain but I have heard on good authority that Nissan has a small shop at the Los Angeles port were a bumper and spoiler (if optioned) is installed. Also, stickers. Whatever meets the minimum requirements to satisfy the law so that they can...
I’m pretty sure it’s on the Monroney Lable that final assembly is in California. Actually I just searched for a window sticker and I am correct. I knew I saw that when I purchased my Z!
These tariffs will put a Z in the price range of a current Porsche and a Porsche in the price range of a Ferrari. And Heaven help you if you are in the market for a 296 GTB.
While President Trump’s 25% tariff is intended to bring back manufacturing it will take years to ramp up and American...
Realistically then, 2025 will be the final model year. I really doubt Nissan goes through all the trouble to pay the tariff only to have the vehicles sit on dealers lots and take monetary loses as they will have to be heavily discounted and subsidized by Nissan itself in the form of...
I could have sworn I had heard that while the Z is manufactured in Japan once they arrive in California Nissan is operating a small shop where a body panel or two is then added. This was done as a means of getting around the current low tariff. But I could be totally wrong.
I’m curious about how the Trump Tariffs on imported automobiles will impact Nissan’s decision to continue importing Z’s to our shores. I know final assembly is done in California but for all intents and purposes the car is still imported. I wonder what kind of market there is for a 54k Sport and...
All of the reviews talk about how the stock Z exhaust sounds terrible like a vacuum cleaner. I have wondered why mine sounded good and was thinking people were just complaining to complain.
Well… I was wrong. I got looking at the exhaust of my Z Sport Manual that I bought brand new a couple of...
The rear spoiler is around $600 from Nissan I believe but I’m kind of digging the clean look. Reminds me of the 70s and 80s models I liked when I was a kid in the 90s.