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Nissan

Nissan is one of the world's fastest-growing automakers with a full product line. The company makes nearly every vehicle sold in the U.S. in its American plants. This page publishes the latest news and breaking stories on Nissan, including its iconic Nissan Leaf battery electric car.

By Aaron Turpen on October 1, 2015 - 10:34PM
Nissan saw a huge sales gain for September, led mainly by the Rogue and Murano crossovers, which customers can't seem to get enough of.
By Aaron Turpen on September 25, 2015 - 2:34AM
The Titan XD plowed into Texas for the State Fair and Nissan's Fred Diaz gave it a date for the showroom floor.
By Aaron Turpen on September 25, 2015 - 2:18AM
A more than significant refresh was given to the 2016 Altima, introduced this week by Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn in New York and then detailed at an same-day event in Detroit. We have details on the car plus a showroom date.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 17, 2015 - 8:57AM
What if the Nissan LEAF crossed over to be a Chevy Volt? Would that increase market share? Is there a segment of young consumers that want a Crossover EV Performance car? The Nissan Gripz is a concept car that is extremely stylish for the younger generation and in this video it is screaming for attention.
By Aaron Turpen on September 15, 2015 - 10:45PM
There's no denying that the Nissan Juke has taken the compact crossover market by surprise, being one of the founding models in that segment. Now, Nissan sees that going a step further, combining elements we've wanted to see from Nissan all along.
By Aaron Turpen on September 13, 2015 - 2:29PM
A new crossover concept will be unveiled in Frankfurt this week. Nissan is calling it the Gripz and it's modeled off the Juke and a surprise old-school Nissan of renown.
By Aaron Turpen on September 13, 2015 - 2:21PM
The MSRP for the best-selling compact sedan on the market, the Versa, remains unchanged for 2016 with value beginning at $11,990.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 12, 2015 - 9:34PM
Today, as National Electric Drive Week (NEDW) kicked off, many electric car Events where held across the USA and one interesting debut was a new fast EV charger.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 11, 2015 - 7:01PM
How many times have you been towed in your Nissan Leaf, Tesla or other Electric Vehicle? Fortunately for me I have never ever had to be towed in my Nissan Leaf. I always use the Plugshare app to make sure that I know where the charging stations are prior to me leaving if my destination is outside of my normal Leafs range.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 11, 2015 - 10:53AM
Anyone with a Nissan Leaf likely knows where every single CHAdeMo DC Fast Charger is to fill up his or her car. At present, there are three Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Standards in the USA and they are Telsa’s proprietary charging system, the Japanese CHAdeMo standard, and the USA’s SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) standard.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 10, 2015 - 9:41AM
Self-Driving Cars have been in the news lately and one key ingredient in the mix is becoming an issue. Turns out back in 1999 the FCC granted WiFi Spectrum to the auto industry and now technology has changed everything. At odds are the self-driving cars made by tech industry heavyweights Google and Apple compared to Nissan, Ford, GM and others. The prize now is the WiFi Spectrum and the tech industry has eyes on the automakers allocation.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 9, 2015 - 3:12PM
Many factors are contributing to the decline in Electric Vehicles Sales. This is trending to the lightest EV sales year since the modern days EV sales started back in 2011 when the category was virtually empty.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 8, 2015 - 8:21PM
If you have ever driven in a Nissan Leaf in the middle of the winter in a snow storm in the Northeast you have inevitably felt some range anxiety prior to getting you to your destination.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 5, 2015 - 10:55PM
Earlier I wrote about some design and concept changes that could be part of the 2016 or 2017 Nissan Leaf. While many people do not appreciate the current Nissan Leaf design, there are those that appreciate the design elements like the headlights that have a very distinct reason for looking the way they look. Either way, whether you love the Nissan Leaf’s current design or not, there have been some concept visions of found online that show some interesting ideas as to what the Nissan Leaf could become.
By Aaron Turpen on September 5, 2015 - 2:42PM
This episode, titled "The Sounds of Silence," focuses on the noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) measurements used to improve the interior experience in the all-new Nissan Titan pickup truck.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 3, 2015 - 9:01PM
Based on all the fire hysteria from a few years ago regarding electric vehicle car fires, it is with sadness that I report a Nissan LEAF was caught on fire in Texas on September 1st.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 3, 2015 - 10:46AM
Could Nissan have done better with the LEAF? Could various simple tweaks actually have improved the overall sales of this record setting electric car? Could they have fixed things without increasing the cost of the LEAF dramatically?
By Aaron Turpen on August 29, 2015 - 4:24PM
The latest rumor about the next-generation 370Z is that the new Z-car will not be a car at all, but instead will be a crossover.
By Aaron Turpen on August 28, 2015 - 12:54AM
The 2015 model year is well on its way and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is nearing completion of its crash test results publications for various makes and models. Among them, Nissan has been hit especially hard with the problematic small-overlap front crash test.
By Douglas Stansfield on August 22, 2015 - 12:18PM
Can you plan a long distance trip with a Nissan Leaf? Should you even attempt it? How scary is it to go outside the 80 mile safe zone of the Nissan Battery’s comfortable range?
Can eco driving and expert planning prevent inevitable “fill up” problems from occurring?
By Aaron Turpen on August 21, 2015 - 3:30PM
Nissan has announced that the all-new Murano crossover will have a hybrid variant, which will debut in the Chinese market. It may come to North America, but Nissan is playing that close to the vest.
By Aaron Turpen on August 19, 2015 - 2:46PM
The 2016 Nissan Frontier has several updates coming to keep the little truck fresh. We also speculate on when an all-new, redesigned Frontier might come and what will likely be included with that.
By Aaron Turpen on August 19, 2015 - 2:24PM
A decade ago, the Xterra was one of the most popular offroad vehicles you could find. Now, sales figures are so abysmal that Nissan, after having left it unchanged for years, has decided to kill off the model in favor of crossovers and trucks.
By Douglas Stansfield on August 15, 2015 - 9:19AM
What if you could drive from Maine to Florida and not even need to stop for a charge while driving your Nissan Leaf. Forget about all the EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) that has been installed by Tesla for their Model S Electric Car. Technology is scheduled to be tested in England that will enable just that. Long Distance travel with no stops for charging.
By Aaron Turpen on August 14, 2015 - 1:57PM
Enterprise has announced that its CarShare rental program for universities will use Nissan vehicles exclusively.
By Aaron Turpen on August 14, 2015 - 1:44PM
The Nissan PlayStation GT Academy International Race Camp took place at Silverstone with competitors going from game-winners to race track stars. Mentoring and judging took place after a final race between contestants found a winner.
By Aaron Turpen on August 8, 2015 - 12:47AM
A Juke with a GT-R powertrain. It was done last year and caught a lot of attention. Now, Nissan is doing it again, this time with even more power.
By Aaron Turpen on August 8, 2015 - 12:41AM
John Urschel is a guard on the Baltimore Ravens and the 300+ pound NFL player drives a used Nissan Versa. He’s also one of the smartest men in the game.
By Aaron Turpen on August 7, 2015 - 5:21PM
Nissan has pulled its three LeMans P1 race cars from the circuit in order to address technical issues before returning to the World Endurance Championship series.
By Douglas Stansfield on August 6, 2015 - 2:08AM
With month over month sales declines from Tesla S and Nissan Leaf cars, are we seeing a slowdown because of the declining gas price or is there something else that is causing sales declines?