Nissan

The upcoming 2021 Nissan X-Trail appears to have been revealed in design patent application documents sent to the Brazil Ministry of the Economy. The document, originally uncovered by Motor1, shows 3D renders of the upcoming model – named the Rogue in the Americas – giving away new details.

Several carmakers in the United States are allowing new car buyers to delay or reschedule their car finance payments amid closures and financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In an effort to maintain new car sales during a time of financial uncertainty, manufacturers like Ford, Hyundai, General Motors, Toyota and Nissan are offering their US customers alternate options if they can't continue to make payments.

Japanese carmaker Nissan is looking to leave a venture fund created with alliance partners Renault and Mitsubishi, as reported by Reuters. The ‘Alliance Ventures’ fund was created by ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn for the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to invest in various startup firms working on technologies relevant to the manufacturers.

Nissan will add to its N-Trek series in Australia with the announcement of a N-Trek Special Edition of their seven-seat SUV, the Pathfinder. Hitting showrooms this month, the cosmetic update will be available across four variants: 2WD versions of the ST+ and ST-L models, and 4WD versions of the ST+ and ST-L models.

Nissan is expected to debut a redesigned Qashqai in September, while a new X-Trail could debut even sooner. Autocar reports the redesigned Qashqai should appear at this year’s Frankfurt motor show, while the next X-Trail may appear mid-year. The upcoming Qashqai won’t move to a new platform but will instead remain on the current model’s CMF platform, shared with the X-Trail, according to the report.