Nissan
spokesperson John Schilling tells PickupTruck.com, "We haven't
announced anything about a diesel engine for the Titan. This news is
speculation at this point, but we are continuing to study this technology
for potential future use. The only vehicle we've said that
will have a diesel engine is the Maxima in 2010."
Japanese
industrial newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (The Business & Technology
Daily News) is reporting that
Nissan has signed a deal with Navistar International Corporation to
supply diesel engines for the half-ton Titan by
2009.
Today the
Titan is only available with a standard 5.6-liter 317-hp / 385 lb-ft
V8 gas
engine.
The Titan
has recently been challenged by falling sales, as personal
use full size truck buyers have fled the segment due to rising
gas prices and interest rates. So Nissan
added two
new long wheelbase models to its 2008 model line to broaden the
Titan's appeal to commercial truck buyers, like farmers and building
contractors. A heavy duty version was recently
suspended, though, as the OEM seeks to add market share
further in the light duty segment first.
Navistar
is well known for supplying Power Stroke diesel engines to Ford Motor
Company for use in Ford's Super
Duty line of heavy duty pickups. However,
the two companies have been
in court lately battling over warranty
obligations, price increases, and potential contract breaches - with
Navistar accusing Ford of planning to build and sell its own half-ton
diesel engine for the F-150 light duty pickup.
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