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Nissan NV200

The Nissan NV200 is a light commercial and leisure activity, 4/5-door van designed and produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 2009.

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Predecessor: Nissan Vanette · Successor: Nissan NV250

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Overview

The vehicle was previewed as the NV200 Concept at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, followed by the 2008 Nissan Tenjin Motor Show. The concept vehicle was equipped with a remote control panel for a spider camera, and equipment for organizing and editing photographs and images on the move. The vehicle was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, followed by 2010 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. The vehicle went on sale in Japan before summer 2009, followed by Europe in autumn 2009 and then in China and other markets. Available in combi and passenger car versions, NV200 was built on a modified version of Nissan's B platform, with fully independent strut type front suspension mounted on a separate subframe and a leaf spring rear axle.

Markets

=== Japan === In Japan, the NV200 Vanette replacing the older Nissan Vanette. The NV200 Vanette went on sale on 21 May 2009 in Japan. At launch, the NV200 Vanette was available in 3 grades: DX van, GX van, and 16S wagon. In October 2010, the wagon 16S was replaced with 16X-2R and 16X-3R. the VX grade available in the same year. In 2022, the passenger car variant get some improvements, the camper-based MyRoom variant was also released. Mitsubishi Delica D:3 and Delica Van (2011–2019). A Badge engineered versions of the NV200 was sold in Japan by Mitsubishi Motors as the Mitsubishi Delica D:3 and Delica Van. Both are equipped with a 1.6-liter straight-four engine. Both models went on sale in Japan on 6 October 2011. At launch Delica D:3 models include the M (5-seater) and G (7-seater), while the Delica Van models include DX (2/5-person) (5MT/4AT), GX (2/5-person) (4AT). The Delica D:3 and Delica Van were discontinued in April 2019 due to poor sales. North America. The Nissan NV200 began production at Nissan Mexicana's Cuernevaca Assembly plant in 2013 for the North American market. By 2020, Nissan had captured only a small fraction of the commercial van market in America, and announced shortly afterward that NV200 production for North America would end in summer 2021. NV200 New York City taxi. The prototype version of the NV200 New York taxi vehicle was unveiled in 2011 Nissan Taxi of Tomorrow Design Expo, followed by 2012 New York International Auto Show, Nissan's Yokohama headquarters, and 2012 Paris Motor Show. It is equipped with a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder engine, a low-annoyance horn with exterior lights that indicate when the vehicle is honking , sliding doors with entry step and grab handles, transparent roof panel (with shade), independently controlled rear air condit

Nissan e-NV200

The e-NV200 is the battery-electric version of the NV200 panel van. Nissan introduced the concept version of the e-NV200 at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The e-NV200 has a 24 kWh battery pack that was expected to have a range similar to Nissan Leaf of 73 mi (117 km). Trials with a prototype were conducted with Japan Post Service beginning in July 2011, followed by trials with FedEx in London starting in December 2011, AEON Retail Co., Ltd., FedEx Express in Yokohama Area, Tochigi prefectural government in prefecture's rural areas from 3 September 2012. More testing with a more advanced pre-production version, unveiled at the 64th IAA Commercial Vehicle International Motor Show in Hanover, took place in Singapore, the UK, the U.S. and Brazil, Coca-Cola Central Japan Co. starting in mid-November 2012, FedEx Express in Singapore, Saitama City, DHL Japan in Tokyo Metropolitan Area. A more extensive 6-month trial with 28 units delivered to British Gas began in the UK in November 2013. The pre-production version of e-NV200 was unveiled at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. The production version of the e-NV200 was unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The production version of the e-NV200 has 30% of new components compared with the internal combustion NV200. Production of Nissan e-NV200 began at Nissan's plant in Barcelona, Spain, by mid-2014. Launched in June 2013, the car was scheduled to go on sale in Europe in the same month and in Japan in October. Prices in Germany will start at €25,058 (~ US$28,055). The e-NV200 was the top selling electric commercial van in Europe in 2016 with 4,319 units delivered. A tall-roof variant was launched in 2020 as the e-NV200 XL Voltia, increasing cargo volume by 90%. The Nissan e-NV200 was expected to be available

Chevrolet City Express

The Chevrolet City Express is a badge engineered Nissan NV200 for the United States and Canadian markets marketed by Chevrolet. Chevrolet targeted the vehicle toward urban business owners as a cheaper and more compact option next to the full-sized Express van. The City Express came in two level trims (LS and LT), a fold-down passenger seat, 40/60-split rear cargo doors that open to 90- and 180-degree angles, left- and right-side sliding doors, twenty integrated cargo-mounting points throughout the interior, six floor-mounted D-rings, and a center storage console. The LT trim included a 5.8 in (150 mm) diagonal touch screen, navigation, Sirius XM Radio, and Bluetooth connectivity as part of their technology package. The latter was also available as an option for the LS trim. The Chevrolet City Express was never marketed as a GMC. The vehicle made its debut at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show and went on sale in the fall of 2014. Citing lackluster sales and non-compatibility with GM parts, Chevrolet discontinued sales of the City Express in 2018 and informed dealers to immediately stop taking orders.

Safety

The NV200 Combi received a three-star Euro NCAP score in May 2013. Euro NCAP commented of the adult occupant: "When the car was inspected after the frontal impact test, it was found that the floor panel had torn away from the base of the A pillar and numerous spot welds had released between the floor and sill...the main body of the sill was found to be bent inwards. The passenger compartment was judged to be unstable and the car was penalized. Similarly, the driver's footwell was found to have ruptured and was unstable and a further penalty was applied."

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Specifications

name

Nissan NV200 (M20)

Manufacturer

Nissan

aka

Nissan Evalia (India and Indonesia), Nissan NV200 Vanette (Japan), Mitsubishi Delica D:3, Mitsubishi Delica Van, Chevrolet City Express, e-Wolf Delta 2 Shuttle (electric), Ashok Leyland Stile (India)

Production

2009–present

Assembly

Japan: Shōnan, Kanagawa (Nissan Shatai), Mexico: Jiutepec, Morelos (Nissan Mexico), Spain: Barcelona (Nissan Motor Ibérica: 2009–2021), China: Zhengzhou, Henan (Zhengzhou Nissan), India: Chennai (Renault Nissan India: 2012–2015), Indonesia: Purwakarta (NMI: 2012–2016), Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (TCMA)

Class

Light commercial vehicle/Leisure activity vehicle (M)

Body style

4/5-door van

Layout

Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

Platform

Renault–Nissan B platform

Engine

Petrol:, 1.5 L HR15DE I4 , 1.6 L HR16DE I4, 2.0 L MR20DE I4, Diesel:, 1.5 L K9K I4

Transmission

CVT, 4-speed automatic, 5-speed manual, 6-speed manual (Europe)

Wheelbase

2725 mm, 115.2 in (North America)

Length

4400 -, 186.2 in (North America)

Width

1695 mm, 68.1 in (North America)

Height

1855 -, 73.5 in (North America)

Predecessor

Nissan NV200/Evalia:, Nissan Kubistar (Europe), Nissan Vanette Van (Japan), Mitsubishi Delica D:3/Delica Van:, Mitsubishi Delica Cargo (Japan)

Successor

Nissan NV250 (Europe)

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US EPA fuel-economy records

US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle).

Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1394779CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_NV200CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375934343 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2021_Nissan_NV200_Vanette.jpgCC0 · Photo: TTTNIS · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Manufacturer website (link only) — https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/commercial/nv200-compact-cargo.htmlLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.

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