Nissan Begins Producing Flex-Fuel Livina Models in Brazil

25 August 2008

Nissan has begun producing its first passenger cars, the Livina and Grand Livina, in Brazil. In order to respond to local market needs, the Livina family will be offered for the first time with flex-fuel engines, allowing the use of gasoline, ethanol or any combination of both.

Prior to the introduction of the Livina models in Brazil, Nissan was a domestic manufacturer of 4x4 vehicles, including the Frontier, Xterra and New Frontier. The Nissan Livina and Grand Livina currently are marketed worldwide in growing markets such as China, Indonesia and South Africa.

The two-row MPV Livina will be available with a 1.6-liter, 16-valve engine or a 1.8-liter, 16-valve engine and automatic or manual transmission. The three-row MPV Grand Livina will have a 1.8-liter, 16-valve engine, with a manual or automatic transmission.

The Nissan Grand Livina and Nissan Livina will be produced in the Renault-Nissan Alliance Plant in the city of São José dos Pinhais, 15 kilometers south of Curitiba, State of Parana. The plant has production capacity to manufacture 50,000 vehicles a year.