Why is 'Nissan Tsuru', which has never undergone a model change for 26 years, loved as a taxi in Mexico?
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The Mexican specification car ' Tsuru ' manufactured based on Nissan's ' Sunny ' was discontinued in 2017 without any model change for 26 years due to cost issues. However, this car without airbags and anti-lock braking system (ABS) is still used as a taxi in Mexico as of 2022. Atlas Obscura, a travel-themed media, explains why vines continue to be used in Mexico.
Taxi Drivers in Xalapa Are on the Job in One of the Most Dangerous Cars Ever Made --Atlas Obscura
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tsuru-mexico-taxi
Many vines gather in Xalapa , the capital of Veracruz, Mexico. Harapa, a vast hilly city with a population of 750,000, is an area with special intersections and complicated alleys, but it is also an area where taxis who are willing to do so are playing an active role as a foothold for residents. The taxi has become an indispensable part of the taxi, which is trusted by locals to be 'faster than an ambulance,' but has faced numerous economic, policy, and pandemic difficulties over the last few years.
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In 2004, the change of Governor of Veracruz lifted the previously limited circulation of taxi licenses and made them widely available in a simpler process. As a result, the number of taxi drivers has skyrocketed from 17,000 to 75,000 in a dozen years, and the market has become saturated. Even in Harapa, the total number of taxis has increased to the extent that it is in line with New York, a taxi city known for yellow cabs , but Harapa's population is only less than one-tenth that of New York, and the number of taxis is clearly excessive. It is a state.
In such a market, taxi drivers are plagued by daily wages. Taxi fares are set by local governments, but since these prices are not updated frequently, they are greatly affected by the sharp rise in gasoline prices, which are subject to volatile prices. Also, considering the cost to pay to the taxi association and the union, the expense may be higher, and the local driver says, 'It is less expensive to just stay at home without work.' There are so many.
Due to cost issues, low-priced 'vines' are available as taxi cars in Veracruz. The vine is a 4 -door sedan introduced in 1984, and it is designed to protect the crushable zone , eliminate airbags, ABS, etc. in order to keep costs down, and the model was changed once in 1991. Is not ... Due to its reliability and ease of repair, 2.4 million vines were sold in Mexico, overtaking the beetle , which is famous as a popular car, but the safety standards of automobiles will be reviewed in the wake of a crash test by a consumer protection group. As a result of the Mexican government, which has been focusing on distribution and obscuring the standards, has lifted its weight, Nissan will end the production of cranes in May 2017.
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Although the vine has been talked about as a safety issue, it was highly trusted as a car that could be called a second home for drivers, and it was also a model loved in Mexico for many years. In an interview with Atlas Obscura, local driver Oscar Ortega jokingly said, 'Is the vine cheap? Yes. The vine is reliable? Yes. The vine is safe? Absolutely not.' Mauro Rodriguez, who runs a local jalapeno store, also praised the vine, and the Nissan March and Chevrolet Spark , which started passing in front of the store as next-generation cars, 'even if they move properly'
The new law, 'The same car cannot be used as a taxi for more than 10 years,' stipulates that it will disappear by 2027 at the latest, but it is still used by Mexican taxi drivers. Atlas Obscura wrote, 'The vines that have grown in love with many drivers will not disappear immediately in front of you, except at work.'
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