Infiniti To Leverage Skyline Name In Launch Of Brand In Home Market

Japan’s Nissan Motor Co will sell its Infiniti luxury brand autos in Japan, seeking to capture growing demand for upscale cars and to better compete with German luxury rivals.

According to a report by Japanese business daily Nikkei, the company will release the redesigned Skyline luxury sports sedan under the Infiniti brand as early as this winter – in the U.S. the model is sold as the Infiniti Q50 for a base price of $36,700 (3.6 million yen). The price and sales target in Japan have yet to be set. A plant in Tochigi Prefecture will handle production, the Nikkei said.


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dlin - 10/14/2013 3:18:11 PM

+3 Boost

It looks great, but needs a new chasis and engine!

Sciros - 10/14/2013 8:01:03 PM

+1 Boost

I remember visiting Japan and seeing that their Nissan Skyline was our G37 coupe. Which I guess is why the GT-R didn't get that name :-/

Car4Life - 10/15/2013 7:50:50 AM

+1 Boost

Infiniti has potential, they just need to be more consistent, the G35 was a huge success when it first hit, but its like they stopped there only updating the line and throwing in that bloated M sedan. The FX was a hit too