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In Depth: 2007 Nissan 350Z The 2007 Nissan 350Z, scheduled to go on sale in January 2007, offers a number of enhancements for the new model year, including the next generation of its award-winning VQ-series 3.5-liter V6 engine with 306 horsepower and 268 lb-ft of torque. Also added are three new exterior colors – Carbon Silver, San Marino Blue and Solar Orange. A Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System has been added to the Touring and Grand Touring Coupe models, and a gray Roadster soft top replaces the previous blue top (in addition to the available black soft top). For 2007, the 350Z is available in Coupe and Roadster body styles and in an array of models – four for th…
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Nissan to Revive the SX/Silvia? Call it the Silvia or the 240SX or the 200SX (read up on the various names of the 200SX and where they were sold in the world here), but Nissan's now demised budget rear-wheel drive platform has been sorely missed in its homeland of Japan, in our own North America and elsewhere around the world. Word has it, however, that Nissan is considering a new rear-wheel drive coupe that would take up the 200SX cause of rear-wheel drive fun for the huddled masses. The Foria Concept (shown above) that debuted at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show is the front running candidate to become a new 200SX, considering the good reaction it garnered at that year's sh…
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Edmunds Evaluation: 2007 Nissan Altima 3.5SE Remember the '80s? You know — leg warmers, the Cold War, Punky Brewster? At the tail end of that let's-just-forget-it-ever-happened decade, Nissan introduced a revamped Maxima, the ads for which bore the well-known tagline: "The four-door sports car." Fast-forward 18 years. Driving the 2007 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE, that old tagline keeps popping into the brain. And while real sports cars don't have automatic transmissions or front-wheel drive or even a backseat, it's obvious that Nissan has quietly made the Altima the spiritual successor of that tagline's underlying philosophy: Just because a car has four doors doesn't mean it…
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Nissan says hybrid will lose money Japanese automaker will produce 'unprofitable' gas-electric Altima for 8 states with strict emissions rules. David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Link to Original Article @ DetNews WASHINGTON -- Nissan Motor Co.'s first gasoline-electric hybrid model goes into production next week, but the vehicle will not be profitable and the automaker is only bringing it to market to comply with California's strict emissions regulations, a top Nissan official said Thursday. "Hybrids today are not a very viable economic proposition," said Dominique Thormann, Nissan North America's senior vice president for administration and finance…
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The new 2007 Nissan Altima has hit the local dealer. They got three in over the weekend. Here are some pictures and a brief video. VIDEO:
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TCC Test: 2007 Nissan Altima 3.5SE On the whole, we have to rate the 2007 Altima 3.5 SE as one of the better entries in the crowded mid-size segment. It likely doesn't quite have the broader, plainer appeal of the Camry, or even the Honda Accord, for that matter. But that's not a complaint. The last-generation Altima was the number four on the U.S. passenger-car sales charts. With its healthy dose of attitude, the new sedan could do even better. When you add in the new Sentra, we think Nissan is likely to regain a fair share of momentum in 2007. The Car Connection
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Pricing: 2007 Nissan Altima NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 30, 2006) – Nissan today announced pricing on the 2007 Nissan Altima, which goes on sale this week at Nissan retailers nationwide. Along with its distinctive styling, the new fourth generation Altima utilizes the all-new Nissan “D” platform with improved body rigidity and a redesigned suspension with the development objective of making Altima one of the best performing large front-wheel drive sedans available globally. The starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the 2007 Altima is $17,950 for Altima 2.5 with a refined 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine and 6-speed manual transmission. The Altima is again …
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Nissan May Purchase Closed GM/Ford Plants, Assets Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. will consider plants and assets that are being shed by U.S. automakers as the Japanese company looks to expand manufacturing capacity in North America, a top Nissan executive said on Thursday. Reuters
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International Herald Tribune Nissan, Suzuki and Mazda make least progress towards cutting CO2 levels The Associated Press Published: October 25, 2006 BRUSSELS, Belgium Nissan Motor Co., Suzuki Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. were at the bottom of a league charting how close carmakers are to cutting carbon dioxide emissions by a 2008 target, an environmental transport lobby said Wednesday. Some three-quarters of the 20 most popular car brands sold in Europe last year are not on track to making more fuel-efficient vehicles — despite the car industry promising to cut emissions that cause climate change a quarter below 1995 levels, the European Federation for Transp…
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Spied: 2008 Nissan GTR Oh dear God, yes. Read "Caught - 2008 Nissan Skyline!!" @ Winding Road *Update at post #12.
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Link TOKYO (AP) - Nissan Motor Co. has begun recalling more than 130,000 vehicles globally -- including 80,000 in North America -- because of an ignition key defect, a company official said Thursday. There have been no reports of injuries related to the defect, the Transport Ministry said. Nissan is recalling in Japan of 50,962 X-Trail and Murano sport utility vehicles produced from August 2004 to July 2006, Nissan spokeswoman Madoka Soma said. Overseas, the Tokyo-based manufacturer is recalling about 70,000 Muranos in North America, 300 in Taiwan and 800 in Singapore, she said. No X-Trails have been sold overseas. Also being recalled for the same defect are 10,000 M…
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Pricing: 2007 Nissan Sentra NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 10, 2006) – Nissan today announced pricing on the all-new 2007 Sentra, which is on sale now at Nissan retailers nationwide. The starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the all-new Sentra, which receives a significant boost in interior space and an all-new 140-horsepower 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine, is $14,750 for the Sentra 2.0 with 6-speed manual transmission. The new Sentra is available in four other models: Sentra 2.0 with CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) at $15,550; Sentra 2.0 S with 6-speed manual, priced at $15,650; Sentra 2.0 S with CVT, $16,450; and Sentra 2.0 SL with CVT, $18,400…
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Nissan's Newest SUV is a Rogue ...literally. Today Nissan released a sneak peek at a new small crossover utility view called the Rogue that it will be debuting at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in January. Automotive News reports the Rogue will be smaller than the Murano and be powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine when it goes on sale late next year as a 2008 model. Read "Nissan going Rogue with new CUV" @ Autoblog
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2007 Nissan Altima Production Begins SMYRNA, Tenn. (Sept. 25, 2006) – Employees from Nissan North America’s corporate headquarters joined the manufacturing team in Smyrna to celebrate the start of production of the company’s best-selling model in the U.S. market: the Nissan Altima. The first 2007 production model rolled off the assembly line today. Manufacturing Vice President Bill Krueger presented an oversized key to Marketing Director Fred Suckow at the mid-morning ceremony, symbolically handing off the all-new Altima from the manufacturing plant to the sales and marketing team. The Altima sedan then drove through a banner stretched across the Trim & Chassis …
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2007 Nissan 350Z Images I came across these pics courtesy of My350Z.com of the 2007 350Z. The only noticable exterior change from the 2006 model is the (focused on) new hood. It has been redesigned with a power bulge to accomodate the new VQ35HR engine, the same engine in the new G35. Cell phone images from another member: Nissan's blurb on the 2007 Z: 350Z Coupe and 350Z Roadster The 2007 Nissan 350Z is scheduled to go on sale in January 2007. The changes for the new model year will include new exterior colors, a new gray colored convertible top (Roadster models), Active Head Restraints and performance enhancements including a new VQ35HR engine. The 2007 …
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Nissan Launches "7 Days in a Sentra" Ad Campaign NASHVILLE, TENN. (October 6, 2006) -- Inspired by the research photos taken inside the cars of hundreds of 20-30 year olds, the all-new 2007 Nissan Sentra will debut this month in an unprecedented marketing campaign. The research demonstrated that young people use their car as if it were another room in their home – filled with gym clothes, sports equipment, music (in all delivery forms), food and ways to communicate with the outside world. “7 Days in a Sentra” is the simple but ingenious notion that will be translated into television commercials, webisodes, online executions and a special 2-minute piece – take one man…
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In Depth: 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid The all-new 2007 Nissan Altima, which goes on sale in November 2006, is designed simply to be one of the best performing large front-wheel drive sedans in the world. This next-generation Altima offers all-new, distinctive styling, a roomy, comfortable, full-feature high-quality interior and an all-new "D" platform. Beginning early in the 2007 calendar year, Altima adds one other dynamic feature – a hybrid gas-electric model, the Altima Hybrid. The 2007 Altima Hybrid is part of Nissan’s ongoing efforts in the area of environmental protection and vehicle efficiency. The company’s aim is to provide the right technology to the right mar…
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Nissan to shift 2 cars out of U.S. Associated Press Link to full article @ DetNews.com TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. plans to move production of two vehicles to Japan from the United States to save costs on automobiles produced in smaller quantities, according to a news report Sunday. Nissan will move production of the Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 sport utility vehicle from the company's plant in Canton, Miss., over 2008-09, Japan's Nihon Keizai business daily said. The paper did not identify its sources. Nissan said it sold 40,000 Quests and 15,000 QX56s in North America in 2005. The Mississippi plant's pickup truck production would inc…
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A few pictures from the Barrie autoshow in Ontario. Taken by polish_kris. According to the note on the windshield, this is the only 07 Altima in Canada.
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Nissan and Toyota HD Trucks Postponed Both Toyota and Nissan were planning on entering the full-size heavy duty pickup truck market soon, but both automakers have delayed joining the fray for at least a couple years. Nissan had hoped it could build a heavy-duty version of the Titan off of the half-ton's platform, but it's clear that the truck's frame won't be able to meet the minimum payload and towing targets that heavy-duty truck buyers demand. Though the full-size half-ton Toyota Tundra (shown wearing its work dungarees) will enter production in less than two months, the automaker's plan for a heavy-duty version has been postponed for undisclosed reasons. Toyota ma…
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These new banner ads look like drug ads. "Find out if Versa is right for you" To learn more "Download PDF", where download pdf is in a pill shape. Versa (next generation subcompact) And of course touting the 36mpg highway What Nissan hasn't seemed to realize is everyone hates drug ads. Are people going ga-ga over 36mpg in this car? Mom's old '94 base Bonneville could do 32mpg highway if you were gentle. Cobalts and 4-cylinder Malibus hit 36 mpg no problem. V6s do 33.
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A few pictures from the Barrie autoshow in Ontario. Taken by polish_kris. The new Sentra reminds me of a sort of Asian Cobalt/ION.
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http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/september06/vq35hr/ looks like stout motor
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Nissan Studying Anti-Drunk Driving Tech Nissan said it is considering installing a straw-like tube on the driver's seat which the driver would have to blow into to start the car. The engine would not start if the machine shows the driver is intoxicated. Nissan is also studying a device that requires drivers to enter personal identification numbers of many digits, which may be a difficult task if they are drunk, Nissan Motor Corp. spokeswoman Ikue Matsuura said. Read "Japan's Nissan to develop anti-drunk driving cars" @ Yahoo
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Nissan Qashqai Officially Unveiled Nissan’s new QASHQAI is a catalyst for change. A totally new vehicle in a totally new sector of the car market, QASHQAI mixes elegance, agility and sheer ability in one very different package. The QASHQAI is same size as a Ford Focus yet smaller than a typical compact SUV, and promises the driving comfort and fun of the former with the ability and practicality of the latter. Read "Nissan Qashqai Revealed" @ World Car Fans
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Nissans by Marc Ecko Yesterday, the Nissan division of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) and lifestyle fashion visionary Marc Ecko, announced a unique strategic partnership blending the world of fashion and automotive design. The announcement was made at the MAGIC men's apparel and accessories trade show in Las Vegas and the partnership will allow each brand to retain their individuality while expanding their audience and reach. Read "Nissan and Marc Ecko Drive into Future Together" @ World Car Fans
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Spied: 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R The SE-R has always represented the best the Nissan Sentra had to offer. The current Sentra generation added a "Spec V" package for even more sport and power. These days thogh, the SE-R Sentra lags behind most newer competition. The upcoming Sentra SE-R aims to be a heavy contender once again, going toe-to-toe most directly with the Jetta GLI. No word on if they will be a "Spec V" this time around but the photos look promising. Read "Spy Photos: 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R" @ World Car Fans
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New Nissan North America Plant Planning Pending? Nissan Motor Co. is considering building a factory in North America in 2008/09 or later, Japanese business daily Nihon Keizai reported on Friday, citing an interview with the automaker's co-chairman Itaru Koeda. Koeda told the paper that Nissan, Japan's second-biggest auto maker, had not decided if it would set up a plant in the United States or Mexico. Read "Nissan may build plant in N.America in 08/09" @ Yahoo
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Spied: 2008 Nissan Armada For 2007, Nissan already announced a power increase and optional flex fuel capability for the 5.6-liter V8 so we don't expect any big changes under the hood. We did, however, manage to get an interior shot which shows several upgrades to the cabin. The center stack is all-new with an integrated navigation screen and some switchgear borrowed from Infiniti. The climate and radio controls have swapped spots and the vents have been moved up a little. Twin analog dials now dominate the gauge cluster in place of the current model's setup which gives you a big central speedo with the rest of auxiliary gauges sprinkled on each side. It appears as thou…
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See the Murano GT-C The Nissan Murano GT-C is a grand tourer for the twenty-first century driver. Powerful, agile, sumptuously-appointed and head-turningly handsome, the Murano GT-C is designed to undertake any journey – be it a relaxed pan-European cruise, an adrenaline-fuelled cross-country chase or a gruelling rush-hour commute – with consummate ease. Editior's Note: GT-si! Read "Nissan GT-C Concept Revealed" @ World Car Fans
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2007 Nissan 350Z GT-S Concept A small team of Nissan development engineers working in their spare time have transformed a 350Z into a highly tuned 'Saturday Special.' Called the GT-S, the supercharged super coupé is a performance-focused version of Nissan's acclaimed 'Z-'car' and is designed to appeal to enthusiastic 350Z owners who simply want more. Editor's note: Read "2007 Nissan 350Z GT-S Concept revealed: production possible" @ Leftlane News
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Brings back memories from a great time when advertisers really knew how to do it. As soon as anyone over 35 watches these they will immediately remember Datsun's theme. You won't be able to get it out of your head for the rest of the day. Enjoy. http://www.ttzd.com/ (click on mpgs)
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Nissan Versa Pricing Nissan North America, Inc. today announced pricing on the all-new 2007 Nissan Versa Hatchback, which goes on sale June 23 at Nissan dealers nationwide. The starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the newest addition to the Nissan lineup is $12,450 for the Versa 1.8 S with a standard 122-horsepower 1.8-liter DOHC 4-cylinder engine and 6-speed manual transmission. Read "Nissan announces pricing for 2007 Versa hatchback" @ Autoblog
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Washington (AP) -- Nissan North America Inc. on Friday told dealers to stop selling 2006 four-cylinder Nissan Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs following reports of engine fires. The automaker said there has been one minor injury and it was investigating the cause of excessive oil consumption in the cars' engines. Nissan said about 100,000 of the vehicles built between January 2006 and last month may be subject to the problem. Nissan said it has received 215 reports of the vehicles' engines burning through their oil quickly, mostly from rental car fleets, and 17 engine fires. ``If not detected or addressed properly, the condition may lead to engine damage which cou…
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Pricing for the 2007 Nissan Quest Nissan has announced pricing for the revised 2007 Quest. Prices start at $24,350 for the entry 3.5 model and top out at $33,900 for the 3.5SE. Read "Nissan Announces 2007 Quest Pricing" @ Nissan News
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The Redesigned Quest is Put To the Test The Nissan Quest is my favorite minivan mainly for the fact that if I were forced to ever drive any minivan, I'd be the least likely to end my life driving a Quest. Up until now, the Quest hasn't been as widely received as other minivan offerings from Honda and Toyota due to quality and design issues. For 2007, Nissan seeks to rectify this with the refreshed Quest. Have they succeeded? Read The Car Connection's Review of the 2007 Nissan Quest
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The First Test of a Versa-tile Machine Nissan's new subcompact is set to hit dealers pretty soon but before it does Edmunds has decided to take the new Versa out for a trial run. Nissan seems intent on making this a vehicle with high value in its class, so how does it stack to the likes of the Yaris and Fit? Read the First Drive of the 2007 Nissan Versa 1.8SL @ Edmunds
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The Car Connection Connects with the Versa The Edmunds test was a first look; this Car Connection test is a feature presentation (corny way of saying it's a full review). View the review now. Read the 2007 Nissan Versa Review @ The Car Connection
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Part family sedan, part hooligan By Karl Brauer Date posted: 04-17-2006 The Altima is arguably the most important Nissan product of the last decade. If you go back a mere 10 years and look at Nissan circa 1996 you'll see a company struggling to survive in the North American market. The Z was about to die. The "premium" products coming out of Infiniti were lackluster at best, and nothing in Nissan's future portfolio indicated a turnaround was anywhere on the horizon. Fast-forward to the New York auto show — spring of 2001. Nissan rolls out an all-new Altima that offers more interior space, more horsepower and considerably more attitude than the former family sedan be…
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2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid Blends Great Performance, Style and Fuel Economy [April 20, 06] GARDENA, Calif. (April 20, 2006) – With its distinctive exterior design, powerful 4-cylinder engine, sport-oriented suspension and spacious interior, Altima would seem to have it all. Now, Nissan has found one more attribute that completes the Altima's line-up – superb fuel economy from a state-of-the-art hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain. The Altima Hybrid continues Nissan's best-selling car's performance tradition in a new variation – a hybrid powertrain mates the 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine and Xtronic™ CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) with an electric motor and gener…
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By AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AutoWeek | Published 04/17/06, 1:26 pm et CANTON, Miss. -- Nissan North America has begun curtailing production of its slow-selling Titan pickup at its plant here. Sales this year of the full-sized pickup were down 1.7 percent to 21,277 units through March, and the company has more than a 100-day supply. Jed Connelly, sales chief at Nissan North America, says he wants to reduce supply to under 75 days.
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Not Happy Loss of GT-R sports car to Nissan angers Infiniti dealers By KATHY JACKSON | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AutoWeek | Published 04/17/06, 10:36 am et NEW YORK -- Infiniti dealers were incensed last week by Nissan Motor Co.'s decision to sell the high-performance GT-R sports car under the Nissan brand. Infiniti lacks a sports car, and dealers desperately wanted the GT-R as a halo for the brand. It goes on sale in the United States in spring 2008. Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor, said this week at the New York auto show that every country except the United States wanted the redesigned model to be a Nissan. The U.S. unit could not prove that branding the car an In…
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Nissan pushes fuel-cell limits X-Trail benefits from decade-long research effort By DINO DALLE CARBONARE AutoWeek | Published 04/18/06, 11:09 am et Nissan has devoted 10 years to fuel-cell research and that decade of development is packed into its latest FCV X-Trail sport/utility vehicle. Nissan developed and built a fuel stack in-house and its latest unit manages to squeeze the stack’s advanced technology in a smaller and lighter package. The new stack develops 120 hp—35 hp more than the one fitted to the previous 2003 FCV X-Trail. As a result the new model offers better acceleration and response, not to mention higher top speed. The benefits of the fuel-cel…
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More coming at Nissan's press conference midday tommorow.
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Nissan Announces North American Sales Channel for GT-R [April. 12, 06] NEW YORK (April 12, 2006) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn today announced that the next generation of Nissan’s renowned GT-R performance car will be available in North America and badged as a Nissan model, consistent with its global branding. The GT-R, which was previewed in concept form as the GT-R PROTO (shown above), has not previously been offered for sale in North America. The GT-R will debut in production form at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. It is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in Fall 2007, followed by the U.S. and Canada in Spring 2008. More details on the launch of…
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go to autoblog.com until they get on here
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World Car Fans: First Pictures of All New Nissan SUV
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Nissan revamps its Quest minivan's now-plush interior By Anita Lienert ANN ARBOR -- In its zeal to win over women who hate minivans, Nissan went overboard with its 2004 Quest, turning off empty-nesters and hardcore minivan users with a poorly designed cabin. The most off-putting Quest feature was a mammoth center pillar -- sometimes irreverently described as the "telephone pole" -- in place of a more traditional instrument panel. The pillar held the gauges and controls, forcing the driver to constantly glance to her right to check things like speed. It was distracting, ugly and polarizing. The Quest, which was launched in mid-2003, was a painful exercise in hipness, …
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Nissan Full-Sized Vans Coming to America? Washington DC March 6, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Nissan is looking into the possibility of manufacturing a full-sized van in North America, reported Automotive News. The Japanese automaker would build the van based on its full sized truck platform, shared by the Titan pickup and two SUVs. "We have not made a decision to produce the van, but I think it could be a possibility," said Francois Bancon, Nissan's head of product planning and development. "We will have (opportunities with) the next-generation Titan platform." If produced, the van would debut sometime after 2008. Link: http://www.theautochannel.com/new…
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This is as cool rendering of a GT-R. The tri-bar grill seem's to be the next huge design cue to hit the auto scene, toyota seems to like it too.
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Nissan cuts SUV, truck production Japanese automaker's U.S. plants slash output of Titan, other big vehicles after rise in gas prices. Christine Tierney / The Detroit News Saddled with large inventories of light trucks, Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. has cut back production of the large Titan pickup and big sport utility vehicles built at its U.S. plants. Last month, Nissan slashed output of the Titan at its Canton, Miss., plant by 29 percent, to 5,680 vehicles. Three years ago, Nissan anticipated that it would be producing more than 8,000 Titans a month on average at the plant to sell more than 100,000 a year. But the Japanese automaker has been hurt, much lik…
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Nissan Terranaut Further on our previous news story, Nissan Europe has issued the following press release: The 2006 Geneva Motor Show plays host to two completely different show cars from Nissan… but they share one common theme: accessibility. Whether it’s negotiating the crowded city or exploring the wild, Nissan’s cars of the future promise to SHIFT_access. At first glance, Nissan’s two show cars for Geneva couldn’t be more dissimilar. One is a diminutive yet innovative electric city car, the other a substantial four-wheel drive explorer. Yet the city-orientated Pivo and the go-anywhere Terranaut are linked by far more than the Nissan badges on their noses. To the…
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I'm guessing this is Nissan's model that set to debut in Chicago. The new one is lightyears better than the old. Images from Nissan News.
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GM: $0 on 2005's (I don't think there are any left) $2500 on 2006's Nissan: http://www.nissanusa.com/buying/SpecialOff...?Site=N05TTNBDA upto $3000 on 2005's upto $2750 on 2005's Just for kicks, take the lowest trim Nissan Titan (XE) 4x4 and compare it vs. the lowest-trim Chevrolet Silervado 4x4 (LS). To be fair, make sure you pick the 5.3l Silverado; it's fairly comparable hp-wise, but lacks about 40ft-lbs of torque.. but is a bit of a push in my book as the Silverado gets better gas mileage. The Titan XE starts out at $26,600 less that $2250 discount and the truck sells for $24,350 (note that $3k rebate is only available for the King Cab model, it's $2250 for e…
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People hired at Nissan North America after Jan. 1 won't have a company pension when they retire. And Nissan employees and retirees who didn't reach age 65 by the end of last year won't be included in a company-sponsored medical plan once they reach 65. Nissan says the changes are part of an effort to keep its retirement plan viable and to remain competitive in the automotive industry. "While Nissan sales and profitability remain strong today, strong sales do not necessarily equal success tomorrow," the company said in a letter to retirees. The soon-to-be Nashville-based automaker has changed its retirement plan for new hires, going from a traditional pension with a gu…
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Nissan to lose 20% of top managers 12 execs to leave carmaker when it relocates its U.S. headquarters to Tennessee this summer Christine Tierney / The Detroit News A fifth of Nissan Motor Corp.’s top North American managers will leave the company when it moves its U.S. headquarters to Tennessee this summer, including the senior executive for product planning and the chief product spokesman. Jack Collins, vice president for product planning, and Kurt von Zumwalt, director for product and consumer public relations, are among 12 managers ranked director, vice president or higher who told the company they would resign or retire. Nissan announced on Nov. 10 that it was re…
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I swear to god, when I saw this picture in the new issue of AutoWeek, I said "What is an ION doing at the Toyko Auto Salon, but then I realized that this is the Asian Civic. I'm still convinced it's an ION Red Line...
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Nissan’s Smyrna Plant Marks Silver Anniversary [Feb. 3, 06] 25 years since groundbreaking for Nissan’s first U.S. manufacturing facility SMYRNA, Tenn. (Feb. 3, 2006) – Twenty five years ago today, Nissan executives, state and local officials and area residents gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking in Smyrna, Tenn., for Nissan’s first U.S. manufacturing facility. In the years since then, the Smyrna plant has played an important role in the automotive industry, in the South’s development as an automotive center and in Middle Tennessee’s economic landscape. With the Smyrna Plant, Nissan brought production of a compact pickup truck to the U.S. In 1981, project plans ca…
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From the March C/D i just got today 98 cubic feet interior space -this intrigues me, my old Diamante had 97 cubic feet, as did the saturn L series, so this makes me think the new Sentra is quite large inside for a compact series car. 135hp 2.0 litre engine with 6 speed manual standard -fun and mpg? this car might be more appealing than i thought it would be. certainly its nicer than the corolla. space in vehicles is awesome. civic coupe has like FiFTEEN cubicfeet LESS inside. Sad.
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GARDENA, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2006) -- Nissan North America, Inc., today announced that effective February 1, it will create a new division responsible for the sales and marketing of light commercial vehicles (LCV) and fleet sales in the United States. NNA’s Light Commercial Vehicle and Fleet Division will develop products, service and sales and marketing strategy for LCVs and Fleet. The strategy will determine specific market segments, introduction dates and manufacturing sites. “The new LCV lineup is a major part of Nissan’s future profit and volume plans for the U.S.,” said Jed Connelly, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for NNA. “A dedicated division will he…
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Nissan has released new images of its URGE design concept, set to debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The motorcycle-inspired car seats three and focuses on light weight and performance. It’s also the first car to offer a “fully integrated gaming system,” according to the automaker. It features a built-in Xbox 360 from Microsoft that enables drivers (while parked) to play “Project Gotham Racing 3″ using the car’s own steering wheel, gas pedal and brake pedal while viewing the game on a flip-down seven-inch LCD screen. LEAVE A COMMENT AND SEE THE REST OF THE PICS.
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GT-R Going Upscale: Next-gen Skyline to be sold as Infiniti in U.S., sources say KATHY JACKSON | Automotive News Posted Date: 12/5/05 LOS ANGELES - The next-generation Skyline GT-R, a high-performance sports car, will be sold as an Infiniti in the United States, say two sources familiar with Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.'s plans. The current generation is sold under the Nissan brand in Japan. Company executives have been debating whether to sell it in America as a Nissan or an Infiniti. The most recent GT-R concept was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in October. The production model will be shown at the Tokyo show in 2007. The sources say the vehicle will be either…
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Nissan sales slump short-lived: Ghosn
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Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn sought to allay fears of a protracted fall in the auto maker's sales, characterizing last month's sudden, sharp slide as a short-lived reaction to the completion in September of a highly publicized sales drive. Under its last business plan, Japan's second-biggest auto maker had promised to sell 3.6 million vehicles globally in the 12 months through September 30. With the final tally at 3.671 million, Nissan delivered on all three commitments under the "Nissan 180" plan: 1 million additional sales versus fiscal 2001, an operating margin of at least 8 percent and zero automotive debt. But in an evi…
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NISSAN DEVELOPS WORLD'S FIRST CLEAR PAINT THAT REPAIRS SCRATCHES ON CAR SURFACES TOKYO (Dec. 2, 2005)-- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has developed the world’s first clear paint that repairs scratches on painted car surfaces, including scratches from car-washing machines, off-road driving and fingernails. “Scratch Guard Coat” contains a newly developed high elastic resin that helps prevent scratches from affecting the inner layers of a car’s painted surface. With “Scratch Guard Coat” a car’s scratched surface will return to its original state anywhere from one day to a week, depending on temperature and the depth of the scratch. The water-repellant paint also has a …
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=108154
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A nice break from all the bad news about GM and Ford: here's a story on how the media's automotive darling is having problems. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/conte...47/b3960064.htm I've heard that over 10% of Nissan's dealers have already sued the company for what sound like some nasty tactics. Apparently, Ghosn's trick is to cut corners to prop up short-term profits and threaten any dealer who doesn't stock up on the necessary number of Quests, Titans, and Sentras needed to make the numbers. If you don't play ball, they lose your allocation of whatever's hot or send you all kind of nice legal letters about terminating your f…
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Just announced in the news......Nissan is moving their N.A. headquarters from Gardena (L.A.) to the Nashville area where they have an assembly plant (Smyrna, TN.) 1,300 jobs will be transferred from Southern California to the Nashville area. Personally, I think this is a MAJOR mistake for Nissan. Why? 1) The car culture in Southern California is second-to-none in this country. 2) Trend-setting is also second-to-none (maybe along with New York) in this country. 3) Southern California is an automotive dynamo with numerous different manufacturers having their N.A. headquarters here and most also have design studios here (GM even has one in North Hollywood.) That…
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GTR Countdown I can hardly wait. Nissan seems to be pretty good at making their prototypes close to production.
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Nissan will unveil a number of concepts and new model previews at the Tokyo Motor Show in addition to the GT-R Concept. The one with most relevance to the US market is the all-new, bigger, Bluebird Sylphy, which I believe will be the basis of the 2007 Sentra. http://www.auto-report.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=685
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Nissan Announces 2007 Versa Hatchback and Sedan [Sept. 28, 05] – Other Changes for 2007 Include All-New Sentra and Altima – FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Sept. 28, 2005) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced the addition of an all-new Nissan Versa hatchback and sedan for the 2007 model year. The new entry-level Versa is expected to have a MSRP starting at around $12,000. The hatchback model is scheduled to go on sale in early summer 2006, with the Versa sedan following in late 2006. The Versa is one of many enhancements to Nissan’s 2007 car lineup, which will include an all-new Sentra, all-new Altima and enhanced Maxima. “Versa rounds out our strong …
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The Nissan Micra C+C retractable hardtop, available Nov.14/05 somewhere. It has a sound system that adjusts it's sound quality to be the same whether top up or down.
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Nissan Chief: Hybrid Cars a "Terrible" Business Prospect Date Posted 09-23-2005 PARIS, France — Not all automakers are rushing headlong to embrace hybrids as a solution to fuel economy woes. Carlos Ghosn, joint CEO of Nissan and Renault, described gasoline-electric hybrid cars as a "terrible business proposition," despite moves by many rivals to expand production of the vehicles. "Hybrid sales account for less than 1 percent of global sales," Ghosn said. "It is a niche technology. The question is how much the consumer is willing to pay for them, and if they are unsure at $70 a barrel [for oil] then I would be very worried. For no…
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http://info.detnews.com/autosconsumer/auto...ex.cfm?id=20347
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Link: http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/25/Autos/niss...nnons/index.htm
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Link: http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0...4/01-291652.htm
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