Tag Archives: Nissan Design America

Nissan designer Hiren Patel talks about his classic Pathfinder

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Ben Hsu

With the news of Nissan Design America’s closing, we wanted to consider the earliest and arguably the most iconic vehicle to emerge from the studio: the WD21 Nissan Pathfinder. As it happens, we once stumbled upon this exact car at … Continue reading →

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Nissan to close 46-year-old San Diego design studio

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Ben Hsu

Nissan is on a cost-cutting rampage, and the latest to fall are its studios. Design centers in southern California and São Paulo, Brazil are to be shuttered as part of the company’s “Re:Nissan” restructuring plan that hopes to bring the … Continue reading →

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