{"id":150888,"date":"2025-12-26T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/?post_type=news&#038;p=150888"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:15:33","slug":"v-ssha-znyaly-z-vyrobnycztva-ostannye-avto-deshevshe-za-20-tysyach","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/news\/novosti\/v-ssha-znyaly-z-vyrobnycztva-ostannye-avto-deshevshe-za-20-tysyach\/","title":{"rendered":"The last car priced under $20,000 has been discontinued in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"369\">The U.S. market is losing another iconic model from the affordable car segment, The Drive reports. Nissan is officially discontinuing sales of the subcompact Versa sedan in the United States \u2014 a car that for many years held the status of one of the cheapest new passenger vehicles in the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"756\">As the company confirmed, production of the Nissan Versa for the U.S. market ended in December 2025. According to Nissan Senior Manager of Product Communications Josh Clifton, the decision was made as part of the brand\u2019s updated product strategy. Going forward, the automaker will focus on other sedans such as the Sentra and Altima, as well as compact crossovers, including the Kicks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"1097\">With the Versa\u2019s exit, the title of the cheapest new car in the U.S. will likely pass to the Kia K4, which has a starting price of around $23,385. However, final pricing for the 2026 model year has yet to be finalized, so the situation may still change. For comparison, Nissan\u2019s next sedan in the lineup, the Sentra, costs about $500 more.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1411\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The disappearance of this model once again highlights a broader trend: inexpensive passenger cars are gradually vanishing from the U.S. market. Automakers are increasingly prioritizing higher-priced models and crossovers that deliver greater profits, leaving budget-conscious buyers with fewer and fewer options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":150889,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-150888","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/150888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=150888"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=150888"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=150888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}