actually they did stop making cdma phones. here is the deal no dates, but you can search for all the articles around this topic.
nokia announced due to licensing disputes with quallquam they are stopping the development and manufacture of cdma phones. (this is what people are referring to when they say nokia stopped making cdma phones.)
nokia and sanyo enter into an agreement to collaborate on development and manufacturing of CDMA phones
nokia and sanyo end the venture before anything comes of it.
nokia returns to development but not manufacturing of CDMA phones.
the upcoming models are not manufatured by nokia, the design and development is done by nokia, and a 3rd party manufactures the phones for them.
so in a sense, yes... nokia did stop making cdma phones, and they still don't
the also stopped CDMA development, but have since started up again.