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Plus, Tesla offering FSD in Croatia, the state of Volvo.
Nissan Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Happy Tuesday!. It’s September 29, 2026, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. This is where you’ll find the most important stories that are shaping the way Americans drive and get around.
In this morning’s edition, we’re looking at Nissan going all-in on hybrids, and Tesla offering FSD in Croatia. We’ll also look at the state of Volvo’s hiring, and the state of Toyota’s sales.
Nissan will blitz the U.S. Market with hybrid vehicles to make gasoline-electrics its “primary powertrain” in North America in 2030 by adding new range-extenders and V-6 setups as the brand races to catch leaders Toyota and Honda, Nissan Americas Chairman Christian Meunier said.
Nissan’s plan calls for localizing production of the Rogue e-Power hybrid in 2028, bringing an e-Power version of the Kicks compact crossover to the U.S. Around 2028 and rolling out a series of V-6 hybrid options on its coming line of body-on-frame trucks that launches with the XTerra SUV.
Nissan wants hybrids to account for 30 to 40 percent of its Rogue-segment sales “very quickly,” Meunier said at a Sept. 28 briefing at Nissan Motor Co.’s global headquarters.
Jure Divich/Shutterstock Tesla wants very badly to offer its FSD driver-assist software suite in Europe, but thus far the bloc has dodged universally approving the software. Instead, countries have approved it on a case-by-case basis, and now Croatia is throwing its lot in with the supporters. From Reuters:.
Tesla said on Tuesday that its supervised Full Self-Driving system has been approved in Croatia, with a rollout across the country expected to begin soon, joining a growing list of European countries that have approved the technology.
CEO Elon Musk’s plan to deprioritize cars in favor of AI, robots, and autonomy seems dumb on its face, but remember: Musk thinks robots are cool. Can you really put a price on cool?. Because he’d like to, otherwise he’s not going to make any money off this endeavor.
Why It Matters
Internal recruitment also is being temporarily paused while the company reviews its approach to talent development, career opportunities and job rotation.
CarMotion Daily’s Take
Market with hybrid vehicles to make gasoline-electrics its “primary powertrain” in North America in 2030 by adding new range-extenders and V-6 setups as the brand races to catch leaders Toyota and Honda, Nissan Americas Chairman Christian Meunier said. The detail bears tracking. Markets rarely reward single announcements — execution over the next two to four quarters is what closes the gap between press release and customer. How this lands depends less on the announcement itself and more on the rollout, dealer support, and after-sales story behind it. Specifics on pricing, availability, and regional rollout will tell us whether this moves from headline to delivery. Independent verification and follow-up coverage from rival outlets tend to firm up the picture within days.
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