The Frontier Pro / Navara Pro will be available with pure combustion engines and plug-in hybrids.
As it turns out, the Frontier Pro is no longer a China-only curiosity. Originally unveiled at Auto Shanghai in April 2025, the electrified pickup is now going (kinda) global, although Nissan is giving it a different name in some markets. Also known as the Navara Pro, the midsize truck designed and built in China heads to export markets in many parts of the world.
Mexico will be the first market outside China to pick up the workhorse, with sales kicking off this month. It starts at 899,900 pesos, which works out to around $50,000 at current exchange rates. It combines a 1.5-liter gas engine with an electric motor for a total system output of 350 horsepower and 447 pound-feet (660 Newton-meters) of torque. Between the gas tank and the 20-kWh battery pack, it has a driving range of 600 miles (966 kilometers), with 47 miles (75 kilometers) covered in electric mode.
The Philippines, Middle East, and other Latin American markets will follow before the end of the year, while Australia and New Zealand are scheduled to join the party in 2027 as the first right-hand-drive markets.
2026 Nissan Frontier Pro (China)
Despite the familiar name, the Frontier Pro has practically nothing in common with the truck sold in the U.S. The Chinese-market pickup is based on the Nissan Dongfeng Z9 and measures 217.3 inches (5,520 millimeters) long with an 130-inch (3,300-mm) wheelbase.
The biggest talking point remains the plug-in hybrid powertrain. In its original Chinese specification, a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder works with an electric motor integrated into the transmission to produce more than 402 horsepower and 590 pound-feet (800 Newton-meters) of torque. Nissan quoted an electric-only range of up to 84 miles (135 kilometers) on China’s CLTC cycle.
Those figures make the Frontier Pro a particularly interesting proposition in a segment increasingly invaded by electrified pickups. It also comes with intelligent all-wheel drive, selectable 4High and 4Low modes, an available electromechanical rear differential lock, and dedicated Hybrid, Pure Electric, Performance, and Snow modes.
And because this is a pickup, Nissan hasn’t forgotten about the useful stuff. The PHEV gets vehicle-to-load capability, allowing the truck to supply electricity to external equipment. The Chinese version can deliver up to 6 kW through its V2L setup.
2026 Nissan Frontier Pro (China)
Nissan isn’t putting all its eggs in the PHEV basket. The global Frontier Pro/Navara Pro has been engineered around multiple powertrains, including 1.5- and 2.0-liter plug-in hybrid setups as well as internal-combustion engines. Exact configurations will depend on the market.
Interestingly, Nissan says the ICE version will be offered in the Middle East, while the PHEV will be available in Latin America, ASEAN, and Oceania. That makes the Frontier Pro more than simply an electrified pickup exported from China; it’s becoming part of Nissan’s broader global product strategy.
There’s also an important production footnote here. The Frontier Pro/Navara Pro is the first Nissan model developed and manufactured in China specifically for global export. It’s built by Zhengzhou Nissan, Nissan’s Chinese joint venture, as the company increasingly treats China as an engineering and manufacturing hub rather than simply another sales market.
2026 Nissan Frontier Pro (China)
Nissan says the strategy will allow it to combine the speed and competitiveness of Chinese development with its own engineering and quality standards. The company is using a similar approach for other products, including plans to export the N7 electric sedan from China to markets in ASEAN and Latin America.
For American truck buyers, there isn’t much to get excited about yet. The Frontier Pro isn’t replacing the familiar D41 Frontier, and Nissan hasn’t announced plans to bring this China-built pickup to the United States, where it would immediately be slapped with the 25-percent Chicken Tax and tariffs.
For everyone else, however, things are getting considerably more interesting. Nissan is taking a truck that originally looked like an intriguing China-market experiment and turning it into a global product as it tries to bounce back after many challenging years.
As the saying goes, if you can’t beat them, join them. Nissan isn’t the only one doing this sort of thing as other legacy automakers are also deepening their ties with China to export vehicles internationally.
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