This nameplate was introduced as Nissan’s next-generation electric crossover and marked a major step in the company’s modern EV strategy. It grew out of the 2019 concept phase, was publicly announced in 2020, and entered production sales in 2022. Rather than reviving an older badge, it established a new identity for Nissan’s battery-electric lineup, positioned above the company’s earlier mass-market EV as a more premium, technology-focused model.
The vehicle was developed to showcase Nissan’s latest approach to electrification, packaging, and cabin design. Nissan presented it as a “new generation” EV with a lounge-like interior and a calm, advanced driving experience, reflecting the brand’s broader Intelligent Mobility direction. In Nissan’s heritage materials, it is described as a crossover EV that signaled a new chapter for the company’s electric-vehicle era and served as a flagship-style expression of its future design language.
Its market role is important because it helped broaden Nissan’s EV portfolio beyond compact urban cars into the mainstream crossover segment, which is a key part of the global market. It also became one of the company’s most visible modern EV products in the 2020s, appearing in Nissan’s corporate history as a milestone model alongside the brand’s broader electrification push.
There is no evidence of an earlier production run under this exact nameplate, so its history is a single continuous period beginning in 2022. It remains part of Nissan’s current lineup, so no final model year is assigned.