jitterymonkey Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) Question is why? http://jalopnik.com/cars/industry-news/nis...g-it-332884.php Edited February 7, 2008 by jitterymonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Why? Simple... $$$ Offer your product under a different name and you will sell more of them. And that pads the bottom line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonianbrat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 That's just gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 What, Nissan offering it under another name or the look of the truck in the pic? Nissan is doing nothing that most others have not already done. And the pic is not an indicator of what the truck will actually look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitterymonkey Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 What, Nissan offering it under another name or the look of the truck in the pic? Nissan is doing nothing that most others have not already done. And the pic is not an indicator of what the truck will actually look like. I hope not. I always thought GM/Suzuki put bowtie emblems on the Sidekick/Tracker so that (some) people would feel better about buying them. I could understand Suzuki's point of view there,and Nissans reasons now.... But what's Suzuki thinking? Must be getting a hell of a deal from Nissan to be able to make a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonianbrat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 What's gay is that they would do that with a frontier. Gayness I tell ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) Question is why? http://jalopnik.com/cars/industry-news/nis...g-it-332884.php It says why right in the article: In 2006, Suzuki and Nissan announced an agreement to expand the scope of their business collaboration. The pickup is part of that agreement, which also included the supply by Suzuki to Nissan of Alto minicars in Japan. So each company supplies each other with what sells best in Japan and the US. Edited February 7, 2008 by SC88Pathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 heh, all they did was photochop the grill on the front... look at the logo on the wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUELER Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 hahah good call pezzy! thats a bad photoshop too. But i remember seeing a red one that looked more realistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Well, they revealed it at the Chicago Auto Show: http://jalopnik.com/353259/chicago-auto-sh...f-road-versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 It says right there in the artical that it's an "artists rendering" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoodzz Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I liked the Sammy's but truck just doesn't do much for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostPath Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Remember, this isn't new for Nissan. Remember when Nissan sold the Quest to Ford to sell as the Mercury Villager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathmaker Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 From what I hear, Suzuki may be an up-and-comer here in the next few years. Their smaller cars are rated really well in build quality and fun factor. With their huge popularity in bikes, you'd think they'd do something a little more perfomance oriented in the future. If they can move a lot of these trucks, it's a great way for them to make a profit with out any real risk, and like previously mentioned, Nissan sells more trucks, they don't really care who they sell them to I think it could be a win/win. Maybe even get a frontier for less money through suzuki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Both companies could also be "testing the market" before jumping in with both feet... like Honda did with the Passport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughboy Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 great... cant wait for the day a customer comes to look at frontiers, and sees the equator next door. probably cheaper, same damn truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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