MEXICO - The Tsuru sedan that has sold 2.4 million units will end production with a special commemorative Edition.

• Popular Nissan small car sold more than two million units in Mexico since 1984

Nissan confirmed today the end of production of the Nissan Tsuru in Mexico by May 2017. The popular Tsuru, with more than 2.4 million sales to date, has provided accessible, economical and dependable mobility for drivers across Mexico and other markets for more than three decades.

Tsuru has been an important product for Nissan to establish itself as one of the top investors and employers in Mexico. 

The company expects to continue its Mexican sales and production leadership despite ceasing production of the iconic sedan.

 "In the Mexican automotive industry, Tsuru is one of the top sales leaders," said Mayra Gonzalez, president and general director, Nissan Mexicana. "The majority of Mexicans have some history that binds us to the Nissan Tsuru. The sedan, which has a huge following, has provided families in Mexico high-quality, reliable and durable transportation since 1984."

Nissan also announced today a special commemorative version of the Nissan Tsuru will be sold beginning March 2017, with only 1,000 units available. The company will also continue to support Tsuru customers by offering service and parts for the repair and maintenance of its vehicles for the foreseeable future. 

Nissan confirmed that although no direct substitute for the Tsuru is planned, the company will direct customers toward models like the Nissan Versa, the industry's sales leader, as well as other models like Tiida, through their different available versions.

J.D. Power awarded Nissan Tsuru the highest level of customer satisfaction in its 2013 and 2014 Mexican Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (MVOSS) that evaluated customer satisfaction in the subcompact category.

Nissan Mexico's overall production volume will not be affected by the Tsuru announcement due to production increases at the company's two Aguascalientes plants, including the recently introduced Nissan Kicks.

Additionally, the new Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance joint-venture manufacturing complex, COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes), will start production in late 2017. The COMPAS plant will allow Nissan to surpass the 1 million manufacturing benchmark in Mexico before the end of the decade and, when it's at full capacity, the company will add an additional 3,600 employees to its 15,000 team members in Mexico.

Nissan produces it's 11 Millionth engine in Aguascalientes Powertrain plant in Mexico.

Almost 33 years after the powertrain plant in Aguascalientes started operations, Nissan Mexico celebrated the production of its 11 millionth engine, which reflects the quality of production processes and Mexican workforce – both recognized by the company worldwide.

The 11 millionth engine is a 1.8-liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder MRA8 DOHC model with 130 HP and an XTronic transmission. It will be assembled in a Nissan Sentra bound for the United States market.

Special guests attending the event included: Takafumi Arai, General Manager, Powertrain Planning Department, Nissan Motors; Armando Avila, Manufacturing VP of Nissan Mexico; Francisco Carbajal, Operations Manager, Powertrain Plant; as well as employees, suppliers and others.

Nissan's powertrain plant in Aguascalientes is classified as one of the top three powertrain plants from the Renault-Nissan Alliance. It began operations on November 13, 1982, and it currently produces eight different engines in five different production lines, which manufactures an engine every 16 seconds. This achieves a daily production of 3,754 motors. It also has six assembly lines – five for each motor and one for the XJ 5 transmission.

The engines are distributed to Nissan plants located in Aguascalientes – A1 and A2 – and CIVAC, located in Morelos. Then they are integrated into the Sentra, Versa, March, NOTE, Tiida, Tsuru and NP300. This year the plant will produce 846,000 engines for Aguascalientes A1 and A2 plants, as well as for CIVAC and spare parts market.