History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Nissan Ariya page on 31 August 2023, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Nissan Ariya is an electric car produced by the Japanese marque Nissan. The compact crossover was introduced in July 2020 as the brand's first battery-electric SUV. It is produced at its Tochigi plant in Japan since January 2022. The US launch of the Ariya was planned for the second half of 2021, but was delayed to 2022.

Originally slated to hit the market in 2021 at a starting price of $40,000, the Ariya production version was unveiled in July 2020. Due to the chip shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ariya's launch was delayed to 2022 from its original 2021 launch.

In November 2021, pricing was revealed for the US market. Deliveries began in the US in the fall of 2022 for the 2023 model year.

The Ariya is available in both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive (e-4ORCE) variants and with a 63 kWh or 87 kWh battery size. The 63 kWh battery is only available on the Engage base trim. Standard technology on the Ariya includes Nissan's Safety Shield 360 system, which includes the ProPILOT driver assist system. The more advanced ProPILOT 2.0 system, which allows hands-free driving under certain conditions in available on some trims.

Article Index

Date	Article	Details
30 September 2021	Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Nissan North America, Inc. This document grants in full the Nissan North America's petition for exemption from the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard for its ARIYA vehicle line beginning in model year 2023.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Nissan Ariya