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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 December 4, 2013 - 1:30PM
Zydrunas Savickas pulled twelve Nissan Note cars for five meters, setting a new Guinness world record. The five-time World Strongest Man champion required only one attempt to make the record. See it on video here.
By Aaron Turpen on December 4, 2013 - 1:14PM
Nissan featured a system powered by Oculus in their booth at the Tokyo Motor Show in which visitors could take either of the IDx concept cars and completely personalize them in what Nissan calls the beginnings of the "co-creation process." This is the future of car buying.
By Aaron Turpen on December 3, 2013 - 5:33PM
Automakers are mostly flying high right now, seeing sales jump over last year as economic recovery begins. The company, of course, says this is because of high consumer demand. Is that the real reason?
By Aaron Turpen on December 3, 2013 - 1:05AM
If you're like we are here at Torque News, then you watch videos like this one for the Nissan BladeGlider and thump your foot like a rabbit in a cartoon with hearts in his pupils. Plus, I make a huge confession that may change your opinion of me as a car guy.
By Aaron Turpen on November 30, 2013 - 11:15PM
The Nissan NV200 is undergoing a voluntary recall for a wiring harness issue. Only a handful of the up-and-coming commercial van are subject to the safety recall.
By Aaron Turpen on November 28, 2013 - 11:35PM
Nissan has released a new video that details the making of the GT-R NISMO. Very awesome for GT-R fans.
By Aaron Turpen on November 26, 2013 - 12:09PM
The 2014 CUBE comes in three model trims and sees a price hike for the new model year, but otherwise no discernible change from 2013.
By Aaron Turpen on November 25, 2013 - 12:35PM
Demand for the all-electric Nissan LEAF is high and Nissan's new VP of sales in North America says that production outputs will be raised to match.
By Aaron Turpen on November 25, 2013 - 12:20PM
The Tokyo and LA Auto Shows revealed a lot about Nissan's plans, including several concepts and models to be added to the factory performance models in the NISMO line. One of those that is very likely to go from concept to production is the Sentra NISMO concept.
By Aaron Turpen on November 23, 2013 - 2:50PM
Two automotive writers, one of which has redacted much of his story, have made claims that the GT-R NISMO's awesome Nurburgring track performance was faked. The claims are less than dubious.
By Aaron Turpen on November 22, 2013 - 4:23PM
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was interviewed at the Tokyo Motor Show and spoke candidly about the future plans the company has. We have video.
By Aaron Turpen on November 21, 2013 - 12:32PM
We made some predictions about the 2014 Juke NISMO RS to be unveiled at the LA Auto Show and now that it's here, we can see that we were close on many counts. Even had we been wrong, though, this little powerhouse of awesomeness is jaw-dropping.
By Aaron Turpen on November 21, 2013 - 11:44AM
A video in the Nissan Newsroom on YouTube features Michael Krumm, the storied race driver, putting the new GT-R NISMO to the track at Nurburgring and giving commentary about his and the car's performance as he shatters records. Check it out.
By Aaron Turpen on November 20, 2013 - 1:26AM
Say what you want, but when the Nissan GT-R re-hit the scene in 2007 it changed the way people look at Japanese supercars and has been a track contender, even in its stock factory form, since. Now, Nissan is adding "refinement" to the car. Does this destroy its track worthiness?
By Aaron Turpen on November 19, 2013 - 11:19AM
Not only has Nissan finally unveiled information on the much-anticipated GT-R NISMO supercar, but they've also released its official Nurburgring track record, which slaughters the Viper, Porsche 911, and its old non-NISMO GT-R speed.
By Aaron Turpen on November 16, 2013 - 9:48AM
Nissan has put together a Marketing Innovation Lab made up of experts with experience in marketing and technology to find and help build startup companies with great ideas. Their first? A little company with a college-level fantasy football league app. Check it out in this video.
By Aaron Turpen on November 16, 2013 - 9:30AM
The 2014 Frontier remains steady, carrying over the price structure of the 2013 mode l year, but with added value as more standard equipment is added to each trim level.
By Aaron Turpen on November 15, 2013 - 5:26PM
Stability offroad is the hallmark of the Nissan Xterra SUV and it's also a hallmark of the Xterra's MSRP, which holds steady for the new model year despite several improvements to the SUV's options.
By Aaron Turpen on November 13, 2013 - 9:53PM
A video posted to the Nissan YouTube channel seems to be showcasing a wearable heads-up display called the 3E which it promises to debut at the Tokyo Motor Show next week. What is it?
By Aaron Turpen on November 13, 2013 - 6:12PM
Final testing of the NV200 as a London Taxi are underway as Nissan's new taxi goes international. From New York to London, is Paris next?
By Aaron Turpen on November 12, 2013 - 4:29PM
The plant was brought online in just 19 months, adding further Nissan Americas capacity as a multi-platform, flexible assembly plant that can be utilized for most of Nissan's global vehicle platforms as needed. This puts Nissan's operations in Mexico very near a 1 million vehicle capacity.
By Aaron Turpen on November 11, 2013 - 3:00PM
The Nissan LEAF outfitted with Autonomous Drive made its first public road test in Japan with the country's Prime Minister as its passenger. Obviously a big moment for the technology Nissan plans to roll out in just a few years. Watch video of the drive here.
By Aaron Turpen on November 10, 2013 - 12:39AM
It has been confirmed that the next-generation Nissan GT-R, the R36, will feature a hybrid powertrain tuned for sport car use to maximize benefits.
By Aaron Turpen on November 10, 2013 - 12:18AM
The video is just a few seconds long, but it was so well-made and painstakingly crafted that it became a winner in Nissan's Your Door to More video contest. Here's how it was done.
By Aaron Turpen on November 8, 2013 - 5:43PM
Nissan returned to the V8 Supercars racing scene in Australia in a big way, but now says it will have to write off the whole season as a loss due to a screwup in the aerodynamics tests for the Nissan Altima V8 racers.
By Aaron Turpen on November 8, 2013 - 3:26PM
The Nissan BladeGlider is what the company says will be the future direction of electric vehicle technology, which begs the question: is the future of the EV really a DeltaWing with three seats?
By Aaron Turpen on November 7, 2013 - 12:30AM
The alliance between Renault-Nissan and cooperative agreement with Mitsubishi has been expanded to include global product and technology cooperation. The companies say this will mean a mutual small-segment car and probable electric vehicle, among other things. Find out more here.
By Aaron Turpen on November 6, 2013 - 2:36PM
After the announcement Tuesday that the company was cutting its earning estimates, stock dropped more than 10%, but has since seen recovery.
By Aaron Turpen on November 5, 2013 - 12:25PM
The already-gigantic Smyrna, Tennessee plant where many of Nissan's vehicles for the North American market are built is seeing another expansion, adding another 60,000 square feet to the nearly six million the facility already has.
By Aaron Turpen on November 3, 2013 - 10:49PM
After posting a dropped profit outlook on Friday, Nissan announced management changes as COO steps down. Growing pains or something worse?