The Chicagoland Ariya supply (and Leaf supply) has certainly been whittled down. Only a handful left of both down from 60 a few weeks ago.
LeftieBiker said:Leave it to Nissan to build a Crossover (a generally Hot segment of the market) that manages to appeal to almost no one...
LeftieBiker said:I can't think of a single review of the Ariya by a member of the public that wasn't lukewarm at best. I did see one mildly positive review - and that was today. The Ariya was compared to a comfortable old pair of shoes. A Buick, essentially...
I skimmed https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a43842410/2023-nissan-ariya-2023-toyota-bz4x-compared/ and the Ariya definitely did significantly better at most metrics that they looked at vs. the "busy forks". But, they had a very expensive test Ariya that was about $10K more than the "busy forks" tester.LeftieBiker said:I can't think of a single review of the Ariya by a member of the public that wasn't lukewarm at best. I did see one mildly positive review - and that was today. The Ariya was compared to a comfortable old pair of shoes. A Buick, essentially...
I'm not surprised given it's a bigger and heavier vehicle. The C&D test Ariya they said was 5087 pounds, which is WAY heavier than any Leaf.DougWantsALeaf said:Watching the Ariya range/efficiency drives from Bjorn make me think that it only barely outranges the Leaf with the big battery.
Indeed. If Nissan wants to actually move Leafs and Ariyas in the US, they're going to need take advantage of the $7500 Federal tax credit commercial leasing loophole and pass most/all of the savings onto lessees and/or offer dirt cheap leases.DaveinOlyWA said:The other thing is the price. I am fairly confident that soon, very few will be selling anywhere near their MSRP. Nissan has already announced tax credits for Ariya LEASES so could be a chance to see if the car is worth the chance on the cheap.
Do keep in mind; Nissan is no longer allowing purchases of leases but with current interest rates, waiting a bit might not be all that bad an idea.
cwerdna said:Indeed. If Nissan wants to actually move Leafs and Ariyas in the US, they're going to need take advantage of the $7500 Federal tax credit commercial leasing loophole and pass most/all of the savings onto lessees and/or offer dirt cheap leases.DaveinOlyWA said:The other thing is the price. I am fairly confident that soon, very few will be selling anywhere near their MSRP. Nissan has already announced tax credits for Ariya LEASES so could be a chance to see if the car is worth the chance on the cheap.
Do keep in mind; Nissan is no longer allowing purchases of leases but with current interest rates, waiting a bit might not be all that bad an idea.
As for no longer being able to purchase Nisasn EVs at end of lease (https://www.nissanfinance.com/nmachelp/s/article/Can-I-Purchase-My-Leased-Vehicle?language=en_US), that is definitely very off-putting too. They would get more takers if they dropped that and did the above.
"Production of the Nissan Ariya and Z at the Tochigi Plant in Japan has been facing the significant challenges of 1) a limited semiconductor supply and 2) deliveries of components that have been hampered by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic," the Nissan spokesperson said. "In addition, with the introduction of the Nissan Intelligent Factory initiative at the plant, a completely new production system was adopted. Unfortunately, it is taking some time to further improve the production capabilities in the painting and assembly processes. Nissan is making a full and diligent effort to fully regain production capacity at the plant."
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