Nissan BrandMid-sized crown up for grabs 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  The Nissan Altima and Ford Fusion have entered the thick of the mid-sized sedan sales chase -- long a battle mainly between the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord -- leaving the rest of the pack a few laps behind.... Read More »
How the Altima topped the Camry 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  "You knew this day was coming," boasted Nissan brand's U.S. sales boss Al Castignetti after hearing the news that his Altima had eclipsed the Toyota Camry to become the best-selling car in America in March. "You just didn't know when it would happen."... Read More »
Nissan weighs diesels for U.S. -- again 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  Five years ago, Nissan Motor Co. liked the idea of introducing a clean diesel engine into its U.S. powertrain lineup -- but canceled its plan to do so. Now it likes the idea again.... Read More »
Japan automakers' China sales continue to struggle 3:38 pm U.S. ET | April 3, 2013  Japanese car makers' sales in China in the first three months of the year have yet to recover fully from last year's slump, and foreign rivals are capitalizing in a market which expects 7 percent growth in 2013.... Read More »
NICK GIBBS Infiniti aims 1-series rival at 'Pascale' 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 3, 2013  Infiniti knows who will be buying its BMW 1-series rival. “The target customer is a French lady called Pascale. She's 34 years old, living in London with an English guy who works in banking,” Nissan global product planning boss Andy Palmer told Automotive News Europe.... Read More »
U.S. sales climb again, reach volume last seen in '07 5:08 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013  In the highest-volume month since August 2007, automakers broadly advanced to sell 1.45 million light vehicles in March. That's only 3 percent higher than strong year-earlier results. But the seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 15.3 million made March the fifth straight month above 15 million and signaled a continued industry rally.... Read More »
Accord fuels Honda gains in March 4:40 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013  Boosted by strong Accord sales and new Acura products, American Honda's March sales of 136,038 units rose 7 percent over last March's numbers.... Read More »
NEW YORK AUTO SHOW Nissan sales chief Munoz aims for 10% U.S. share 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 1, 2013 Jose Munoz, who led Nissan's market leading team in Mexico, comes to the United States with a big sales bogey. His boss, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, wants the automaker to increase its share of the U.S. market to 10 percent by 2016.... Read More »
PRODUCTION Nissan starts European production of Leaf EVMarch 28, 2013 13:22 CET  Nissan began production of the Leaf electric car at its factory in Sunderland, north east England. The car was previously made in Japan and imported to European markets.... Read More »
Nissan plunges into hybrids 3:55 pm U.S. ET | March 27, 2013  Nissan brand plans to put at least four hybrid models into showrooms in the United State over the next four years as it prepares for what it expects to be the "era of electrification."... Read More »
Nissan expects Leaf to set monthly U.S. sales record in March 3:40 pm U.S. ET | March 27, 2013  The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, a month after the company dropped its sticker price by $6,400, is on its way to setting a monthly United States sales record in March of more than 1,900 units, Nissan executives said today.... Read More »
2013 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW Pathfinder launches Nissan's hybrid push 2:30 pm U.S. ET | March 27, 2013  Nissan plans to create a portfolio of gasoline-electric hybrids starting late this summer with the 2014 Pathfinder Hybrid crossover.... Read More »
PLUGGING ALONG Plugging along 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013  Are sales of electric-drive vehicles disappointing? No doubt. Has the buzz faded? Undeniably. So are electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids dead? Not really.... Read More »
ELECTRIC CARS Renault CEO Ghosn clings to China for electric car boostMarch 18, 2013 19:10 CET  China will save the electric car, Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn predicts - and with it the vision of battery-powered motoring on which he has staked his credibility. Ghosn has invested a bigger share of his companies' cash into the technology than any other mass-market carmaker.... Read More »
Nissan cab navigates New York politics 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 18, 2013 Just days before showing the latest version of its upcoming New York taxi at the city's international auto show, Nissan Motor Co. is still working its way through the political and legal thickets of the venture.... Read More »
Nissan may build Leaf EV in China, government says 11:34 am U.S. ET | March 14, 2013  Nissan may build Leaf electric vehicles in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, according to a government statement.... Read More »
GENEVA AUTO SHOW Nissan is still counting on EV breakthrough 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013  High prices and limited range have held back electric vehicle sales, but Nissan remains a true EV believer. "We don't deviate one jot from our determination to be a leader in electric cars," Andy Palmer, Nissan Motor Co. executive vice president, told reporters.... Read More »
2012 EUROPEAN SEGMENT LEADERS Premium cars rule in fading European marketMarch 9, 2013 06:01 CET  European sales fell by 8 percent to 12.5 million units last year, but that didn't diminish buyers' appetite for premium compact vehicles. Sales of premium medium SUVs grew 24 percent to 407,512 because of strong demand for the Audi Q3 and Range Rover Evoque, according to data from JATO Dynamics.... Read More »
Carmakers seek new ways to cut CO2 emissions as EV optimism wanesMarch 8, 2013 17:06 CET  Automakers are rethinking fuel-saving technologies for passenger cars as hopes dampen that electric vehicles will play a big role in cutting CO2 emissions.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW European automakers go big on small SUVsMarch 6, 2013 12:42 CET  The popularity of subcompact SUVs is one of the bright spots in Europe's auto-sales slump and mass-market carmakershave been quick to join this growing segment.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW Small SUVs poised to dominate at GenevaMarch 4, 2013 06:01 CET  Renault and PSA will use the Geneva auto show as the launching pad for models that are forecast to go to the top of Europe's fast-growing small SUV segment.... Read More »
GROWLIN' -- FOR NOW Sports cars are hot today, but who'll buy them tomorrow? 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013  A new SRT Viper and an upcoming Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Alfa Romeo 4C and Acura NSX. If consumers didn't know better, they might think that all is well in the sports car business. It's not.... Read More »
Nissan raises profile of Nismo performance unit 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013  Aiming to buff its sporty image in the United States, Nissan Motor Co. will raise the U.S. profile of its Nismo performance tuner subbrand by sponsoring circuit events and backing teams in the 2013 Grand Am season.... Read More »
Fleet shift cuts into Nissan volume 2:06 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013  Nissan Division's pullback from fleet sales this year was partly responsible for a 7 percent sales decline in February.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW Nissan extends range for Europe-built LeafFeb. 27, 2013 15:34 CET  Nissan has extended the range and lowered the price of the Leaf electric car that the automaker will begin making in the UK in April. The new European version of the Leaf, which will debut at the Geneva auto show next week, will have a range of 200km, up from the 175km range offered in the version of the car made in Japan, the company said today.... Read More »
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