Nissan plans to launch its new electric city car, named Wave, in early 2027 as part of a joint effort with alliance partner Renault to strengthen their small EV portfolio, according to French trade magazine L’argus.
The model will be closely related to Renault’s upcoming all-electric Twingo, due in 2026, with both vehicles sharing technology, components and production facilities. The cars will be built at Renault’s Novo Mesto plant in Slovenia, underlining the companies’ strategy to leverage shared platforms and reduce costs.
“Wave is new to Nissan’s line-up – only a special luxury trim of the Micra once carried it as a suffix,” L’argus reported, noting that speculation had earlier linked the vehicle to the revived Pixo badge after Nissan renewed the trademark in August.
The new Nissan Wave is expected to use the alliance’s “AmpR Small” architecture and feature a 63 kW motor sourced from China, with a battery of around 30 kWh supplied by CATL. Renault has said the pack should enable a range of up to 300 kilometres. A lower-cost Dacia variant, based on the same platform, is also planned for 2027.
The Twingo relaunch will mark a return to the iconic 1990s model with round headlights and a targeted entry price below €20,000. Nissan’s version will follow a year later as the Japanese brand seeks to revitalise its struggling European sales.
For the partners, the expansion reflects an effort to scale affordable electric mobility. Renault and Nissan already share development on other EVs such as the Nissan Ariya and Renault Scenic E-Tech, which use the “AmpR Medium” platform but are produced separately in Japan and France.
