Nissan begins work on next-generation Maxima Nissan has already tipped its hand, revealing that it will introduce five new models over the next 15 months. Those five models include the Altima ...

The Maxima is built at Nissan’s plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. The automaker moved just 16,386 examples in the U.S. in 2021, versus 103,777 examples of the Altima over the same period.

The Maxima is built at Nissan's plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. The automaker moved just 16,386 examples in the U.S. in 2021, versus 103,777 examples of the Altima over the same period.

Check out what’s new with the 2023 Nissan car range, including updates on the Versa, Sentra, Altima, Leaf, Maxima, and Z.

The Altima debuted in 1992. It is currently in its sixth generation, slotting between the smaller Nissan Sentra and larger Nissan Maxima in the company's lineup.

The Maxima got even better with the third generation, the one that Nissan billed as a four-door sport car. Now categorized as a midsizer, the sedan-only Maxima received the internal designation J30.

After maintaining a lineup of sedans longer than other automakers, Nissan is retiring the Nissan Altima and Versa, like the Altima's rival the Chevy Malibu.

The rendering artist reminds us that Nissan presented the concept of a high-riding crossover called IMS in January 2019. That said, the Maxima crossover could fit as the production version of that ...