Sketch Leaked Picture of Next Generation Nissan March-Micra 2009-2010 W02A to move sporty look
According to Nissan design director Shiro Nakamura, the new Nissan Micra, which is already in the design stage, will adopt a more conventional and aggressive or sporty look that will appeal to the male buyers.
“There will still be a strong family look, but we do need to attract more male buyers,” Nakamura said.
Micra will be sold in five leading competitive countries (LCCs) including India and Thailand.
The next-generation Nissan Micra is already at the design stage, with the Japanese manufacturer said to be targeting a greater amount of male buyers through its more aggressive styling. In a further bid to alter the Micra’s appeal and gain more of its market segment,
Nissan design director Shiro Nakamura says the styling of the new Micra will not completely abandon the look first established on the mid-1990s Micra, the first one to be built in the UK. “There will still be a strong family look, but we do need to attract more male buyers,” Nakamura told .
Nissan is exploring the idea of changing the Micra’s name.With Nissan management believing the name Micra has become somewhat stodgy and unexciting, they see the advent of an all-new model as a fortuitous time to adopt a new, more vigorous moniker that Nissan christened its then smallest model with back in 1992. However a front-runner appears to be ‘March’, the frankly absurd name the Micra is badged with its native country.
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