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Originally Posted by JSH
The problem with that idea is the very different crash and emission standards.
The Versa will likely be sold in Mexico for a decade after it no longer meets US standards.
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I don’t know how accurate your comment is.
The way I read the market cars are generally only crash tested at introduction or during specific refreshes in the vehicles life. (AKA Annual tests aren’t a thing 99% of the time)
Platform laws are moderately complex but I’ve never seen a company retest the same design except under exceptional circumstances. (Usually if it was a very poor design to start). I have however seen exactly the opposite where a hardship clause allows a decade old platform to continue sale, despite massive changes ( <- one very famous example) or in the case of think (and even Ford once) not to be tested at all.
In the case a vehicle stays exactly the same it can be a very long time before they are forced to retest even in the US. Obviously probably not 30 years but I bet it’s not 5 either.