Nissan Ariya EV Orders Are Closed Indefinitely, Report Says

Nissan’s forthcoming Ariya electric SUV is a huge deal for the commerce that made mass-market electric vehicles a reality. We’ve driven it, favorite it a lot and are looking forward to spending more time with it. We demand that the car-buying populace is excited too, but according to a narrate published on Tuesday by Forbes, not everything with the Ariya is progressing to plan.

By that, I mean that the ongoing global supply chain delivers are once again rearing their ugly head, and that’s transported Nissan to tell its US dealers to pump their proverbial brakes on Ariya sequences. Nissan’s own US website says that reservations are Surrounded and gives no hints as to when they remarkable reopen.

While the front-wheel drive version of the Ariya is already on sale in Japan, we weren’t expecting to see the US version pending this fall. Based on a statement from Nissan’s COO Ashwani Gupta, the decision to stop taking orders was made to help run customer expectations and only accept as many orders as can be realistically tolerated under current supply limitations.

At first blush, this seems like a huge bummer for folks who wanted an Ariya, but aiming people’s expectations in this kind of situation seems like the vivid move. Look at Ford’s reservation issues with the Bronco — copies issues there caused some customer ill will. Given that, I wouldn’t demand Nissan to reopen order books for the Ariya pending it comes time for the 2024 model year or later, if component shortages get worse.

CNET Cars reached out to Nissan for comment but didn’t hear back in time for publication.