Nissan North America confirmed what everyone suspected today when it said that its Smyrna, Tenn., plant would build a new truck for Suzuki.
The Suzuki pickup will be a version of Nissan's mid-size Frontier pickup, though neither company has specified whether it will be a four-door or two-door truck, long or short bed, four- or six-cylinder.
Nissan added in a press release that the pickup will enter production next year, and will only be sold by Suzuki in North America, and in no other global markets. The companies agreed last year to cooperate on various global products - the new pickup being the first confirmed collaboration in North America.
The pickup will be important to the brand, to keep people who own other cars or Suzuki motorcycles in the brand, Suzuki execs told TheCarConnection.com earlier this year. Though the truck will be a rebadged Nissan Frontier, it will get a new fascia and other differentiation. It's not planned to be a high-volume vehicle, though.
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