2016 Nissan Micra
Currently in its fourth generation, the
Nissan Micra (Nissan March) will enter its fifth generation later this year. In
its next generation, the supermini will likely be inspired by the Nissan Sway
Concept that was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. With a more more
aggressive design and styling derived from the concept, an unofficial rendering
from alVolante.it previews the next-gen Nissan Micra.
The fifth generation 2016 Nissan Micra
could have its world debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show in October and go on
sale globally for 2017 model year. It will be underpinned by the B version of
the Renault-Nissan Alliance’ CMF (Common Module Family) modular platform. With
no other new B-segment car from Renault or Nissan around the corner, the
next-gen Nissan Micra will probably be the first to use it.
It is believed that there could be two
versions of the next-gen Nissan Micra – one for Europe, Oceania, Japan and
other markets, and one for Africa, Middle East, and India (AMEI). The latter
would be built at the Renault-Nissan Alliance plant in Oragadam, near Chennai
in India, Christian Mardrus, Senior Vice President and Chairman of the
Management Committee for Africa, Middle East and India, Nissan, confirmed to
Indian Autos Blog last September. It will continue riding on the Nissan
V-Platform platform, if Nissan decides to not localize the CMF-B in India.
The current Euro-spec version is
exported from the Indian plant, but the production of the fifth-gen Micra’s
Euro-spec will move back to Europe. In 2013, an official announcement was made
stating that the fifth-gen Euro-spec Nissan Micra will be made at Renault’s
Flins plant that is located near Paris. However, the British media was
reporting last year that the next-gen model could be made at the Nissan
Sunderland Plant in the UK where the Micra was previously made.
