Nissan’s local boss has admitted to pushing back the launch of the next-generation Navara dual-cab ute, due to ongoing “challenges” around pricing, specification and variant mix.

Speaking with CarExpert, Nissan Oceania managing director Andrew Humberstone said quite candidly that he wants to get the brand’s critical new ute “right”.

“We delayed it for a number of reasons: I wanted the right product at the right time, with the right spec, with the right quality, with the right number of variants – we are having certain challenges with that as a market,” Mr Humberstone said.

“I don’t want to be in a position where we did something that was not a full complement, and start drip-feeding derivatives into market. It’s a global launch, it’s a really important launch for us, and we want it to

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