Nissan Plant Might Kick It Up a Notch with Heavy-Duty Titan!

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Hey guys:

I thought I would post this here. I've had it posted most of the day in the supporting vendor section; New-Nissans.com. However, I thought since most of you don't yet visit there regulary, I should post this here so more could see. I may behind the 8 ball a little with this one. For whatever its worth it came from Nissan USA, to it's dealers. I will be posting any new Nissan factory tid-bits that I receive if I think it maybe of interest to Titan Talk members. They will be marked with an "Exclamation" "!" next to the thread. Some tid-bits maybe only confirmation of old rumours, some maybe just old info. Nevertheless, I'm sure from time to time I'll run across something new for you guys. Please keep visiting and participating in the New-Nissans.com section as I'm sure you'll find it to be a source of good insight, informative as well as entertaining!

So here it is my second tid-bit for yah, the first was the official launch build date for the new 2005 Titan.

A heavy-duty Titan with a diesel engine could be in the works for Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton plant. Between 450,000 and 500,000 heavy-duty pickups are built in the U.S. yearly. "It's a significant part of the truck segment and profitable, and it's continuing to grow," said Jed Connelly, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nissan North America Inc. If a heavy-duty Titan were launched, it would compete against General Motor's Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2,500 and 3,500, Ford's F-250 and F-350 and the heavy-duty Dodge Ram. The role of the company's Canton plant, which has a capacity to build 400,000 vehicles a year, or a timeframe on when the company would launch such a product has not been decided. Having a stake in the heavy-duty segment validates an automaker's presence in the truck segment as a whole, Connelly said. Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, an advocacy group for diesel use, said this year will be the first time in many years four new diesel models are introduced to the U.S. market. The diesel vehicles are the Mercedes E-class sedan, Volkswagen Passat and Toureg and Chrysler Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicle.

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Nice! If the Titan hasnt scared the BIG 3, this should!