2016 Nissan Altima to get Significant Refresh

Nissan has big changes in store for the 2016 Altima. 

Details are still in the dark but product planners at Nissan have described the refresh as “significant.” Nissan wants to make sure the Altima is ready to take on the best products in the midsize sedan segment, one of the most important in the US in terms of sales.

“Camry did something very huge,” Pierre Loing, Nissan North America’s VP of product planning told Automotive News. “I believe they did that probably because they thought the car was not where they wanted it to be,” he said. “I’m not sure we’re going to go to that extent. But we’re going to do something significant for the Altima for the midcycle.”

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Styling changes and technology improvements are both in store for the Altima, some of which will almost assuredly be about boosting fuel economy. “If you look at fuel economy, we’re very good. Altima is 38 miles per gallon. It’s a light car. It’s already up there, and of course we will reinforce this when we do the midcycle,” said Loing.

The Altima currently sits behind the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry in sales, with Nissan moving 335,644 Altimas last year compared to Accord’s 388,374 sales and Camry’s 428,606 units.

[Source: Automotive News]

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