Lindsay Chappell

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Recent articles
U.S. tweaks boost Leaf's mpg score
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20
U.S. production of Nissan's Leaf electric vehicle has resulted in improved EPA fuel economy numbers for the car. The production move from Japan to Nissan's plant in Smyrn ...


Old-school Rizza roars into the digital age
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20
In an age when auto dealers are plunging into digital tools for marketing, store management and customer retention, Chicago's Rizza Cars has become a star practitioner. ...


Chevy will get a version of small Nissan cargo van
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20
General Motors will sell a restyled version of Nissan's four-cylinder NV200 commercial van as the 2015 Chevrolet City Express in the fall of 2014. ...


UAW study chides Nissan for tax breaks at Miss. plant
3:37 pm U.S. ET | May 17 | UPDATED: 5/17/13 6:43 pm ET - details added
A research study commissioned by UAW labor organizers claims that Nissan could receive four times the previously reported level of state and local incentives and tax brea ...


Survey: Consumers are ready for new tech ideas in cars
10:29 am U.S. ET | May 15
A new survey about what vehicle consumers want and don't want suggests that the auto industry is lagging consumers when it comes to technology ideas. ...


How GM and Nissan avoided a UAW thorn
3:15 pm U.S. ET | May 15
A labor taboo still exists in the North American auto industry, and Nissan and GM sidestepped it this week. ...


GM to rebadge Nissan's small commercial vans for Chevy
10:42 am U.S. ET | May 14 | UPDATED: 5/14/13 1:43 pm ET - adds more details
General Motors has turned to Nissan to put Chevrolet dealers into the small cargo van market. ...


The auto boom -- without new jobs
2:49 pm U.S. ET | May 14
Bill Strauss has some very good news for the American auto industry. Or he has some very bad news. You can take your pick. ...


Nissan kicks off drive to cut costs
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13
Nissan North America is stepping up manufacturing cost reduction efforts as it expands its footprint in the hemisphere. The cornerstone of the drive will be to bring down ...


New needs, more speeds
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13
In March, luxury maker Land Rover proudly told an audience at the Geneva auto show that it would soon bring to market the industry's first nine-speed transmission. One mo ...


Infiniti adds managers
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13
Infiniti President Johan de Nysschen continues to shift decision-making for the luxury brand onto managers who are focused solely on Infiniti. ...


Albaisa leads Infiniti design
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13
Alfonso Albaisa, the Cuban-American designer who has led Nissan's worldwide passenger car design strategy for a year, has been named global design chief for Infiniti. ...


Nismo marketing pitch: A day at the racetrack
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13
Nissan Motor Co. thinks a spin around a racetrack will attract shoppers better than traditional advertising to its new Nismo performance models. ...


Slow and steady wins at Subaru
10:32 am U.S. ET | May 9
Score one for the tortoise. ...


Infiniti picks veteran Nissan stylist Albaisa for new global design post
May 9, 2013 06:01 CET
Infiniti has named a global design chief as part of the luxury brand's ongoing effort to distance itself from parent company Nissan's mass-market Nissan marque. ...


Microsoft wants to become key player in auto software
May 9, 2013 06:01 CET
Having reshaped a big piece of the world's economy around its Windows software, Microsoft now wants to do the same thing in the car business. ...


Infiniti picks veteran Nissan stylist Albaisa for new global design post
4:01 pm U.S. ET | May 8
Infiniti has named a global design chief as part of the luxury brand's ongoing effort to distance itself from parent company Nissan's mass-market Nissan marque. ...


Nissan retools management structure for global growth
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6
Last year, Colin Dodge juggled a long list of responsibilities for Nissan Motor Co. ...


Microsoft wants to become key player in auto software
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6 | UPDATED: 5/6/13 4:59 pm ET
Having reshaped a big piece of the world's economy around its Windows software, Microsoft Corp. now wants to do the same thing in the car business. ...


Nissan price cuts could boost brand
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6
Nissan expects that this month's cuts to suggested retail prices on seven key models will put the brand on more Internet vehicle shopping lists. ...


How cars will get more helpful
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6
Technologies already exist that will allow cars of the future to perform new tricks to wow consumers. The first challenge, according to auto technology companies such as ...


Nissan cuts prices on 7 key models to score in Web searches
10:48 am U.S. ET | May 1
Jockeying for better position in Internet shopping sites, Nissan will cut the manufacturer's suggested retail prices on seven key models, effective Friday. ...


Nissan brand sales rise 25% amid shift to retail
3:38 pm U.S. ET | May 1
Redesigned core models gave Nissan a boost in U.S. sales in April, pushing the brand 25 percent ahead of April 2012. Nissan Division posted sales of 80,003 for the month, ...


Nissan pushes chargers to boost sales of Leaf EV
12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29
To attract a bigger audience to electric cars, Nissan officials say they must get more public EV chargers in place -- particularly the more powerful and expensive fast-ch ...


Magna founder Stronach aims to reshape Austria's politics
April 29, 2013 06:01 CET
Frank Stronach, 80, has no interest in retiring after building Magna into a top supplier. He has launched anew political party, Team Stronach, in Austria. ...