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Mitsubishi Triton, Nissan Navara to share new platform

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Mitsubishi and Nissan have confirmed the Nissan Navara will be built alongside the Mitsubishi Triton in Thailand from next year.

Joint production will start from the beginning of the next Asian financial year in April 2012 at Mitsubishi’s Laem Chabang Industrial Estate in Chonburi.

The joint venture leaves almost no doubt that Mitsubishi and Nissan will collaborate on the platform for the next-generation pick-ups, meaning the all-new Triton and Navara will become sister cars. The next-generation Mitsubishi Challenger and Nissan Pathfinder would also share their underpinnings as a part of the alliance.

The current-generation Nissan Navara was launched in Australia in November 2005, while the Mitsubishi Triton arrived about seven months later in July 2006.

In the first half of 2011, Nissan Australia sold 12,263 Navara utes in Australia (1025 4×2, 11,238 4×4) compared with 9459 Tritons (3144 4×2, 6315 4×4).

The tie-up is part of a larger cooperative agreement signed in December 2010, and follows last month’s announcement that the two would produce minicars together in Japan.

  • dazzer01

    So long as the Navara doesn’t end up looking like the Triton, & there is a discernable diference between the two and there are design/technology/price benefits to the consumers then this could only be a good thing?

    • JR

      So long as the Triton doesn’t end up looking like the Navara

      • Steven A

        I agree, the Nissan looks like a brick on wheels and the Trition is surprisingly stylish and rugged.

  • BoatAnchor

    Gotta be better than the Spanish built Navaras, they really didnt do the Nissan badge any favours.

    • Weegee

      The STX’s are still being made in Spain! I am on my second one and have nothing but praise for them, have not had 1 warranty claim and the same goes for the other guy in my company he also is on his second with no claims.

  • Jp

    Appears successful for Ford/Mazda. The new models have a definite discernible difference despite their commOn underpinnings. Can’t see why it wouldn’t work for Nissan/ Mitsubishi.

    • AcuraTSX

      so long as they dont let one model look stunning, and the other just hideous :P

      • Jp

        Ha all the better for ford ;)

  • Al Juraj

    It would also be interesting to see the two best Japanese sports car manufacturers share platforms for the next Evo/GT-R.

  • FrugalOne

    I think we are seeing a start of a future marriage between Mitsubishi-Motors and NISSAN/Renault Group

    I will call it first in the world, “MNR”

    MitsubishNissanRenault

    None of the MNR are giants, so the only way foward is to merge and grop, spank vw on the way through

    EVO/GTR cross will be interesting!

    Far to many brands today bit like Fiat owning Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep, prosper by joining together.

    MNR can become equal partners of each other, neither is to be the major partner

    Thoughts?

  • Aquahead

    The guys with Nissan Navara ST-X in my company fleet have all suffered relaiability issues, diffs first, tailshafts, gearboxes, clutches and dual mass flywheels and clugged particulate filters. None of them have asked for a second one I can tell you!

    • David

      Ha Ha good luck Nissan gettingn peple to buy your utes again! Well this little black duck wont be buyin a Navara again, my DEC 09 ST-X with 140,000kms on it, is the worst car I have every owned! The list of problems reads like a noval. Diesel pumps, timing chains, injectors, suspension colapsing, diff failures, the list is endless! And with Nissan’s crap after sale service or lack there of have put a very bad taste in our companys mouth. With 5 in the fleet we will not be buying anymore. The New Ranger can’t come soon enough.