- R35 Nissan GT-R production ends in July 2025
- Order books have now closed
- Order books for the U.S. closed after the 2024 model year
The R35-generation Nissan GT-R bowed out of the U.S. market after the 2024 model year, but production will continue for Japan and a handful of other markets until a final cutoff around July of this year.
This will mark an 18-year production run—twice as long as the typical generational lifecycle for most vehicles.
Yes, the GT-R had staying power, but like all good things, its end was inevitable. On Feb. 28, Nissan’s Japanese website was updated with a message stating that order books for the car are now closed. This means that anyone who has yet to reserve a slot will need to look to the used market or hope a dealer still has one available.
Nissan said it had to stop taking orders due to overwhelming demand and expressed gratitude to its customers for their support throughout the model’s long production run, which began in 2007. Sales in the U.S. didn’t start until the following year, with the car arriving as a 2009 model.
2009 Nissan GT-R
Had Nissan had its way, production would have continued well into the next decade. The automaker’s head of global product, Pierre Loing, said in an interview with Top Gear last fall that the GT-R’s demise is due to regulations. Depending on the market, the car faces challenges related to noise, emissions, and even safety regulations. A Nissan spokesperson told Motor Authority at the time that the GT-R was being discontinued in the U.S. because it will soon no longer comply with emissions regulations.
Nissan has confirmed multiple times that a successor, the R36 generation, is planned. However, there will be a gap before its arrival, possibly spanning several years, which isn’t unusual for the GT-R. The delay stems from Nissan still debating whether the new model should be a hybrid or a fully electric vehicle, according to Loing.
One possible reason for the delay is a wait for solid-state batteries, a technology that reduces battery weight while also improving safety. Nissan has previously indicated that solid-state batteries will be ready for production around 2028. A couple of years ago, the company revealed the Hyper Force concept, an electric sports car equipped with solid-state batteries. It boasted 1,341 hp and featured many GT-R styling cues, though Nissan has not confirmed whether the concept directly previews the next GT-R.
