Confused about status of Arduino Nano and ATmega328 being discontinued

Official Hardware Nano Family Classic Nano
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1 - I've read that the ATmega328 is being discontinued... is this true?
2 - If so is the Arduino Nano also being discontinued?
3 - I've read Chinese versions are available but without theATmega328 how are they making them?
4 - Is the Arduino Nano Every the replacement for the Classic Arduino Nano?
5 - Will code written for the Classic Arduino Nano run on the Arduino Nano Every ?

There seems to be a zillion other boards and choices out there but I was trying to get a Nano for some experiments and am confused about which one to buy.

Finally, If the "Classic Nano" with the ATmega328 is being discontinued then why does it appear to be available on the Arduino Products list?

Thanks for any help.

PS - I'm trying not to use a board that is discontinued.

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Where did you read this ?

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That story shows up every no-and-then; where did you read it.

It eventually will be (as will the Uno and Pro Mini). You can't produce classic Nanos if the chips are no longer available.

The use a slightly different version of the 328P.

Mostly; you might still run into some compatibility issues.

You already included the "if". And they will have stock.

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I've not seen "discontinued" anywhere, so please quote a reliable source. Microchip has, however, flagged it as "not for new design", which is sort of a 'shot over the bow' for designers to not get too dependent on these for, well, new designs.
But the 328PB does everything the 328P does, and more, so there is a path forward that doesn't involve a lot of serious design. IMHO, someone could roll out a Nano-clone with the PB chip on it next week, it wouldn't take much effort, and there'd be a market for it for as long as people are happy with the price-performance for a certain class of tasks.
The PB is already incorporated in the Pololu A-Star board, and they've taken the time to get it 'folded into' the Arduino IDE, so it's three-quarters of the way there. For all I know, there are already Nanos out there with a PB on board.

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I recently created a nano footprint compatible board for the 328PB, but instead of the USB out it has two promini style serial heaaders.
Gerber files and BOM are here

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Thanks folks!

In regards where did I hear the Nano was being discontinued... I put this...
"is the Arduino Nano discontinued" into Google

and got this AI generated response...
"The Arduino Nano has been moved to the "Retired" section of the Arduino products website. However, it is still available from some retailers"

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I might be tempted to check with Arduino themselves; presumably, they'd know.

The AI would appear to be mostly A, not so much I?

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Hi @fran_3.

This is false and easily proven so. You can find the Nano board listed here on the active hardware page:

https://docs.arduino.cc/hardware/

and nowhere to be seen on the retired hardware page:

https://docs.arduino.cc/retired/

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