Nissan ends 34-year Altima sedan production in US

Nissan has officially confirmed the discontinuation of its long-running Altima sedan, marking the end of a 34-year nameplate in the United States. The company also announced the phase-out of the Rogue Plug-in Hybrid after a single model year. The decisions were confirmed by Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan's senior vice president and chief product planning officer for the Americas, in an interview published on July 15, 2026.

The Altima's departure follows years of declining sales in a shrinking sedan market. The company sold over 200,000 units in the U.S. in 2019, but that figure dropped to 92,809 in 2025. Sales have continued to fall sharply in 2026, with a 32 percent decline through the first six months of the year. Pandikuthira stated that the company intends for its newly refreshed Sentra, which he described as more "grown up," to cover Nissan's remaining sedan demand moving forward. The current-generation Altima, which debuted eight years ago, had not received a full redesign since its introduction.

The Rogue Plug-in Hybrid, a badge-engineered version of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, is also being discontinued. Pandikuthira explained that the model was always intended as a...