"The teams worked diligently to bring the vehicles up to the
desired performance levels," the Japanese company said in a
statement.
"However, the company concluded that the program would not be
able to reach its ambitions and decided to focus on developing
its longer term racing strategies."
Nissan said their commitment to motorsport remained strong and
they would continue to support the WEC through various engine
programs.
The company returned to the top LMP1 level of the endurance
series this year with a front-wheel-drive GT-R LM NISMO car but
it was well off the pace at Le Mans, the only race it contested.
The 2016 season starts at Silverstone in April, with Porsche the
defending champions.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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