Nissan’s 370Z is sold-out across the United States

Nissan’s 370Z has finally reached the end of its lifecycle, according to a recent report. While it’s still displayed on the firm’s official website, the rear-wheel-drive coupe is reportedly sold-out at dealers across the United States.

Only 28 units of the 370Z found a home in America during the first quarter of 2021, a 95% decline compared to the same time period in 2020, and website CarsDirect believes that shockingly low figure isn’t a sign that demand for the 12-year-old model has collapsed. It speculates that the 370Z is sold-out; there are no more units left in Nissan’s national inventory, and there are none in the pipeline. Whether production continues for other markets isn’t known.

We wouldn’t be surprised if the report is accurate. Nissan axed the 370Z Roadster after the 2019 model year, and it previously confirmed the coupe would retire in 2021, though it didn’t reveal precisely when it would manufacture the last example. While the 370Z didn’t receive a special edition to carry it into retirement, it got the honor of celebrating the Z nameplate’s 50th birthday in 2019, when Nissan released a 50th Anniversary Edition model (pictured).

Nissan hasn’t commented on the report, and it hasn’t announced when it will stop building the 370Z, though the coupe won’t live to see 2022. We’ve reached out to the carmaker, and we’ll update this story if we learn more.

What’s next?

Z fans who want to put a new coupe in their driveway will need to wait until the production version of the Z Proto (pictured above) makes its debut. Tentatively called simply Z, without a number preceding the letter, it won’t change much as it makes the transition from a concept to a production car, and unverified reports claim it will receive a 400-horsepower version of the twin-turbocharged, 3.0-liter V6 currently found in the Infiniti Q50. Buyers will be asked to choose between a six-speed manual transmission and a nine-speed automatic sourced from Mercedes-Benz.

Sales in the United States will likely start in 2022, meaning the Z could land in showrooms for the 2023 model year. Citing ever-stricter emissions regulations, Nissan confirmed the coupe will not return to the European market.