2025 August 21, Emi Tanimoto, “Nissan Updates PopularKei Car as It Revamps Aging Lineup”, inBloomberg News[1], archived fromthe original on22 August 2025:
Nissan Motor Co. revamped one of its more popular lightweightkei cars as the Japanese carmaker refreshes its aging lineup. The fourth-generation Roox will go on sale by the end of the year for ¥1.6 million ($10,800), the company said Friday. The new model has better mileage, more safety features and built-in connectivity.Kei cars account for about a third of Japan’s automobile market and the Roox, a gasoline-powered automobile initially released in 2009, has sold an average of 80,000 units per year, making it one of the more popularkei models among the three that Nissan sells. The carmaker is releasing the vehicle as it looks to cut costs, eliminate jobs and shutter factories.[…] Japan’s best-sellingkei car is Honda Motor Co.’s N-BOX, which sold more than 200,000 units in 2024. Nissan’s Sakura, also akei-sized electric car that sells more than 20,000 units annually, is the best-selling battery-powered vehicle in Japan.
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