It is believed the japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan produced the Nissan Altima to resume one of the most successful lines in the company’s history, the Nissan Bluebird, which started in 1957. After the Bluebird was phased off, speculations were high on which line would replace the Bluebird, which many have believed to be the Altima. The Altima is positioned higher than another preferred line, the Nissan Sentra, but lower than the Nissan Maxima re size, power, and luxury. The Altima’s primary markets are north America and the Middle East. Other markets other than the 2 mentioned earlier also have the Altima, but know it as the Nissan Teana. Altimas were first assembled and produced for the 1993 model year in 1992. As of the moment, 2 Nissan plants in the US make the Altima – the plants in Smyrna, Tennessee and Canton, Mississippi. The Smyrna plant was the first to produce the car, and the Canton plant only followed in 2004 to fill in high demand.
the problem with the Altima is that there have many a large amount of producing failings in both plants that have made Nissan do a number of safety recalls after just two years when the first Altima slid off the Smyna plant. Issues on defects still plague the Altima for as latest as 2008. The engine employed in all Altima models is the KA24DE I4 DOHC engine with 150 hp. Transmission is either 4 gear automated or 5 gear manual. The trim lines for the Altima are the XE ( base ), GXE ( mid-line ), SE ( sporty ), and the GLE ( luxury ). The most distinguishing features of the different trims are manual windows for the XE, power windows for the GXE, mist lights and side skirts for the GXE. Despite safety concerns, the Altima line is still being produced on its fourth generation.
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