The Altima shows surprising strength in a market that is anything but robust. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – July 1, 2022 2023 Nissan Altima Refreshed and better than ever The Altima receives a comprehensive refresh for the 2023 MY with new front end styling, new wheel designs, more standard safety features, and two new exterior colors. The Altima can be equipped with Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, ProPILOT Assist plus Nissan Safety Shield 360 is standard. Altima offers two engines, FWD or AWD, and four trims including S, S, SV, SR, and SL. The 2023 Altima interior includes revised instrument panel finishing's and a new dual-stitch interior fabric design for SR models. Altima Tech Upgrades The 2023 adds a new 12.3” HD color display, Navigation, Android Auto, wireless Apple CarPlay, wireless Qi charger, and a WiFi hotspot, all standard on Altima SL and SR VC-Turbo and available on SV. The new 12.3” display replaces the previous 8.0” display and features a high-resolution display that provides clear images and crisp graphics. Altima Drivetrains The 2023 Altima is available with a 2.0L I4 Variable Compression (VC) Turbo or 2.5L I4 DOHC engine. The 2.0L is not so efficient so there is no need to discuss that any longer. The 2.5L I4 is rated at 188 hp and 180 lb-ft of torque in the FWD while providing a decent 28/39 mpg city/highway in S trim and 27/37 mpg city/highway in SV, SR and SL trims. I will skip the AWD as it takes yet another few mpgs from the ratings. Nissan like so many others really need to get off those DAMNED large wheels that destroys efficiency. Altima Safety For the 2023 MY, Altima continues with Nissan’s advanced ProPILOT Assist system – standard on Altima SL and optional on SV. Standard on all Altima grades for 2023 is Safety Shield 360 which includes Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, Rear Automatic Braking, Lane Departure Warning, radar-based Blind Spot Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and High Beam Assist. SL adds Traffic Sign Recognition and Intelligent Around View Monitor. The 2023 Nissan Altima will go on sale this fall. Nissan First Half 2022 Sales Results Nissan including Infiniti sold 362,447 vehicles in the first half of 2022, down 33.7% from the 546,764 sold during the same period of 2021. Nissan Highlights Altima sales of 78,610 were up 26.9% over the 61,930 sold during the same period of 2021. Frontier sales of 43,166 were up 63.6% over the 26,392 sold during the same period of 2021. The unusual highlight was the posted Selling days this year at 152 vs 151 in 2021. Most OEMs are down into single digits days of supply? U.S. Big 8 OEM First Half 2022 Sales Results GM Q2 2022 YTD Sales of 1,095,247 vehicles, Off 11.7% Yet Market Share Improves Ford Reports U.S. Sales of 915,820 Vehicles, down 8.1% in the First Half 2022 FCA/Stellantis Reports U.S. Sales of 813,742 Vehicles, down 14.8% in the First Half 2022 Honda Reports U.S. Sales of 506,207 Vehicles, down 39.3% in the First Half of 2022 Nissan Reports U.S. Sales of 362,447 Vehicles, down 33.7% in the First Half of 2022 Hyundai Reports U.S. Sales of 343,867 Vehicles, down 15.6% in the First Half of 2022 Kia Reports U.S. Sales of 333,340 Vehicles, down 11.9% in the First Half of 2022 Subaru Reports U.S. Sales of 263,795 Vehicles, down 17.9% in the First Half of 2022
