One of the great thing about patent leaks is that it provides insight into a company's pipeline. And, that's just what happened when Infiniti decided to trademark several model names under the JX name.
Let's see what we have here: the JX20, JX25, JX25h and JX30.
These all point to small displacement motors and a diesel variant. So, it is a possibility that the firm is readying up an all-new, fuel efficient vehicle for the U.S. market or the European market -- the U.S. patent move was just to allow the option to bring the model here IF it succeeds in Europe.
Additionally, C&D points out that its nomenclature hints that it could be a crossover/SUV-type vehicle due to the "X" in the name.
Do you want to get a hold of a small displacement or diesel Infiniti? What do you make of this, Spies?
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Nissan has filed for trademarks for cars named JX20, JX25, JX25h, and JX30.
Infiniti says that it’s standard practice to cover its bases with nomenclature, especially since so many automakers use alphanumeric names rather than real words. And the company has history to back that up—in the past several years, Nissan trademarked and then never used WX35, PX35, and DX35...
[Source: Car and Driver]
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