日産、「シーマ」生産終了へ　バブル期の象徴、今夏までに

　日産自動車が高級セダン「シーマ」の生産を今年夏までに終了することが３１日、分かった。高級車の販売が好調だったバブル経済を象徴する人気車種だったが、近年は売れ行きが低迷していた。
　同社は、「スカイライン」のハイブリッド車（ＨＶ）モデルや「フーガ」の生産も終える方針。いずれも搭載エンジンが、新しく適用される騒音規制の基準を満たすことができないため。新基準をクリアするよりも、電気自動車（ＥＶ）など競争が激化する電動車の開発に注力するのが得策と判断したとみられる。（2022/03/31-10:43）

Nissan Motor Co. will end the production of the Cima luxury sedan by this summer due to a slump in sales in recent years, it was learned Thursday.
   The Cima was one of iconic high-end cars during Japan's asset inflation-driven bubble economy era mainly in the 1980s.
   Nissan will also terminate the production of the hybrid version of the Skyline sports sedan, as well as the Fuga sedan, as their engines do not meet noise standards to be newly introduced, informed sources said.
   The major Japanese automaker apparently believes that it should focus on the development of electrified vehicles, for which competition is heating up, rather than putting its energy into creating engines meeting the new standards.
   The Cima became a huge hit soon after its debut in 1988, creating the so-called "Cima phenomenon" at the height of the bubble era. The Cima saw its annual sales peak at some 36,000 units, leading the country's luxury car boom at the time.