Nissan blames Covid-19 for further delay of Navara bakkie
Covid-19-related problems, including international travel restrictions, has hindered final quality checks and the supply of parts sourced abroad
16 February 2021 - 15:37
Nissan SA has announced a further delay to the launch of its new Navara bakkie range because of Covid-19.
Introduction of the vehicle — the result of a R3bn Japanese investment in the local company’s Rosslyn, Tshwane vehicle assembly plant — should have happened late in 2020 but was postponed to the first quarter of 2021. Now the company says it won’t happen until June...
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