The Nissan Z is about to get a lot scarcer.

The Japanese automaker will shift to a made-to-order production plan for the vehicle’s 2027 model, reports The Drive. Because of this, the amount of Zs you seed on dealer lots could drop to the low single digits.

News of the shift comes after an image of a slide from a recent Nissan dealership presentation was posted to an enthusiast forum late last week, according to the website. The photo showed a rundown of new features, some of which have already been announced, that will be available for the Z in 2027, including new bumpers for the Sport model, a metallic Shinkai Green finish for the Performance, and a manual transmission for the Nismo. As exciting as that last feature may be to the purist out there, the most important piece of information on the slide was a note warning “Scarce production ahead” and that the 2027 Z would be “limited.”

It is easy to be skeptical about claims made on enthusiast forums, even those with photographic proof, but this one turns out to be the truth. Former Nissan executive Michael Soutter hinted that Z could become a made-to-order model in an interview with The Drive last fall, and, when reached for comment by Robb Report on Tuesday, the automaker confirmed this is what is happening moving forward.

“Nissan is taking a more tailored production approach with Z to better align with customer demand,” a spokesperson for the brand said in a statement. “This strategy supports sustainable inventories while ensuring each vehicle reflects what the customer truly wants. We want to ensure every Z—especially with updates like the refreshed front design and available NISMO manual transmission—meets the expectations of our enthusiastic buyers. We will continue working with our dealer network to provide clear guidance as we move toward the 2027 model year. Our goal is simple – deliver the purest Z experience possible to the customers who value it most.”

As the company noted in its statement, the new approach should protect it from building up too much inventory. That appears to have been an issue in 2024, when the company sold just 3,164 Z examples during the calendar year. It sold 5,487 Z examples in 2025, which was a dramatic year-over-year increase, but many of these were 2024 models sold at a discount. It would seem that going forward, Nissan would like Z sales to be driven by customer interest, rather than deals.