The Nissan N7 electrical sedan developed collectively by the Japanese automaker with China-owned Dongfeng will enter the Chinese language market in Could 2025. This automobile is Nissan’s plan to make a comeback to the Chinese language market after 5 years of consecutive gross sales decline. The N7 boasts a 5-meter physique and 268 hp.
Nissan has been dropping its market place in China for 5 consecutive years. The Japanese firm gross sales quantity within the Center Kingdom in 2024 dropped by 49%, in comparison with 2019. This drop is attributable to the rising development for battery electrical vehicles and plug-in hybrids. And Nissan severely lags behind different automobile makers by promoting a single EV mannequin in China, which is the Ariya SUV that began displaying its age.
Nissan wanted a comeback plan in China to cease a sequence of failures. So, the Japanese carmaker launched a joint venture with China-owned Dongfeng in automobile improvement. The primary product from these two events is the Nissan N7 electrical sedan.
Extra about Nissan N7
The Nissan N7 electrical sedan was first launched on the Guangzhou Auto Present to “redefine a brand new benchmark for pure electrical vehicles amongst Chinese language households.” In January 2025, the production-ready variant of this sedan utilized for a gross sales license in China, preparing for the market launch. The N7 will enter the Chinese language market in Could this 12 months.
The Nissan N7 is alleged to be underpinned by a brand new electrical structure collectively developed by Nissan and Dongfeng. Nevertheless, this automobile stays near the Dongfeng eπ 007 sedan when it comes to specs and total look. They share the identical wheelbase size of 2915 mm and a physique width of 1895 mm. The output of the N7’s powertrain can also be much like 2WD variants of the eπ-branded mannequin. So, it appears that evidently the Nissan-Dongfeng staff developed the N7 sedan with a watch to the eπ 007.
Nissan N7 specs
The Nissan N7 is a large sedan with dimensions of 4930/1895/1487 mm and a wheelbase of 2915 mm. It has two wheel choices: R17 and R19. The Nissan N7 is obtainable with a single Dongfeng-made electrical motor solely. Its entry-level variant generates 160 kW (215 hp), whereas the extra highly effective variant affords a peak energy of 200 kW (268 hp). The battery of the Nissan N7 is LFP manufactured by the Dongfeng-Sunwoda JV.
The outside of the Nissan N7 adopts the model’s V-Movement design language. This sedan has a drag coefficient of 0.208 Cd. Within the entrance, the N7 has interactive LED panels with 710 mild models. One other characteristic of the automobile is a single interactive taillight strip with 882 mild models. The N7’s cabin adopts the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295P chip. One other spotlight of the automobile is the clever driving system developed by Dongfeng Nissan and Momenta.
The Nissan N7 is extremely much like the eπ 007 when it comes to specs. The value vary of the Dongfeng’s sedan RWD variant is 131,600 – 149,600 yuan (18,060 – 20,530 USD). Taking into account the Nissan N7 is a JV product, it’s going to have a better worth. CarNewsChina expects this EV to value 160,000 – 180,000 yuan (21,950 – 24,700 USD). Will probably be accessible solely in China.
Beforehand, Dongfeng Nissan CEO Liu Xinyu reported that Nissan will launch 4 extra new power automobiles in 12 months after the market debut of the Nissan N7. So, Nissan is decided to regain misplaced floor in China.
