B: Includes small models that aren'tetvailable in North America. The models are: Cube, Cube Cubic, March, Micra (and future Renault models. Renault owns 44.4% of Nissan, which gives it control over the company. While there is sharing of products, plants and technologies between the two companies, the stated goal is to maintain two distinctivet least from the point of view of the customersrganizations. Just as customers aren't generally aware of underlying vehicle platforms, the Renault-Nissan sharing is something that is out of view.). (The B platform vehicle that is to make its way to North America is the next-generation Cube; the current generation, the second, was launched in 2002; it is primarily a Japan domestic market vehicle.)
FF-L: The acronym signifies "Front-engine, Front-drive, Large." The vehicles it encompasses are Altima, Maxima, Murano, Quest Presage, and Teana. (The Presage most resembles a Quest minivan; the Teana is similar to the Maxima sedan.)
F-Alpha: Arguably the most "American" of the platforms, as it is the truck platform, used for the Armada, Titan, Infiniti QX56, and '05 models of the Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra.
C: As with the B, co-developed with Renault. Presently, the C is used for the Renault Megane; no Nissan models yet.
FR-L/FM: This is Front-engine, Rear-drive, Large and Front Mid-ship. It accounts for an array of products, including the Infiniti FX 45/35, M45 Concept, G35 coupe and sedan, Nissan 350Z, Stagea (Japan market wagon), Skyline (Japan market G35), and Fairlady Z (Japan market 350Z). One thing worth thinking about is that the FX is a five-passenger SUV and the 350Z is a two-passenger sports car, yet they fall within the same platform grouping.
Nissan Platform Philosophy
Platform MS: Sentra, Sunny, Sylphy
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