The Nissan Altima, once a ubiquitous presence on American roads, is no more. After years of declining sales, the midsize sedan has been discontinued. The news was confirmed by Nissan's Senior VP and Chief Product & Planning Officer for the Americas, Ponz Pandikuthira.
The Altima's demise was first reported in 2024, with a two-year prognosis. Now, two years later, the sedan is officially dead. The Altima was once a chaotic force on American roads, but it couldn't keep up with the rest of the family sedan pack. It's been eight years since its last redesign, and for 2025, it lost its variable-compression turbocharged powertrain.
View Price on AmazonThrough 2026 to date, Altima sales are down 32%, from 62,107 units to 42,288. In contrast, the Sentra has seen a lesser dive of almost 12%, from 85,523 to 75,549. Pandikuthira told Wards Auto that the company wants to focus on the new Sentra, which he describes as more "grown up." The Rogue Plug-In Hybrid, a badge-engineered Mitsubishi Outlander, is also departing after just a single model year.
Nissan had planned to replace the Altima and the Maxima (which left us in 2023) with electric cars. However, stagnation in the market has pushed off those plans for the moment. "We had planned two EV sedans for the space occupied by Altima and Maxima, but EV volume hasn't taken off yet," Pandikuthira told Wards. "It may be closer to 2029 or 2030 before we see a resurgence in that segment."
Source: thedrive.com
