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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 David Herron on April 23, 2013 - 11:07PM
Building on the already planned Venucia E30 for China, Nissan is showing a second electric car for the Chinese market, following Carlos Ghosn's recent statements that China will lead the world in electric car adoption.
By Aaron Turpen on April 23, 2013 - 5:37PM
Nissan has released pricing details for the 2014 Versa Sedan model, the best-selling entry-level sedan in the U.S. and the base chassis for the Nissan LEAF. Pricing begins under $12,000.
By John Goreham on April 22, 2013 - 11:11AM
Better late than never, Mayor Bloomberg and Nissan again announce that 6 Nissan Leafs will be used as New York city Taxis.
By Anthony Faccenda on April 19, 2013 - 5:25PM
Nissan is recalling certain Pathfinder and Infiniti JX SUVs over front brake problem, which may lead to premature brake failure.
By Anthony Faccenda on April 12, 2013 - 1:41PM
Nissan is recalling certain Nissan and Infiniti cars and SUVs over a dangerous airbag flaw that could send debris flying at passengers.
By Denis Flierl on April 7, 2013 - 7:41AM
The hot 540 hp 2014 Nissan GT-R gets cold in Russia to break the speed record for a production car on natural ice.
By Aaron Turpen on April 6, 2013 - 10:12PM
Nissan has teased a new concept car they'll be showcasing at the upcoming Auto Shanghai 2013 show on April 20.
By David Herron on April 5, 2013 - 7:55PM
Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S sales are surging, leading to the highest ever monthly sales of electric cars for March 2013.
By Don Bain on April 4, 2013 - 6:23PM
It’s part of the annual ablutions for the NISMO racecars in the Super GT circuit in Japan and today the cars were blessed in a ritual dating back thousands of years.
By Patrick Rall on April 4, 2013 - 12:30PM
The Chevrolet Volt has badly beaten the Nissan Leaf in monthly sales by a margin of better than 2-to-1 over the first two months of 2013 but in March, the Leaf battled back – posting the best sales month ever for the all-electric Nissan since being introduced in late 2010.
By John Goreham on March 28, 2013 - 3:52PM
A steeelcage match with no holds barred. Which Crossover, 3-row hybrid would you choose?
By Anthony Faccenda on March 25, 2013 - 6:32PM
Nissan has recalled certain all-new NV high top commercial vans due to a transmission shifter problem, which may lead to vehicle roll away.
By Aaron Turpen on March 24, 2013 - 4:48AM
Nissan has donated a pair of high-tech manufacturing robots from their Canton, Mississippi plant to the Advanced Technologies program at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi.
By Aaron Turpen on March 22, 2013 - 11:38PM
An interview with Lisa Farrar, Senior Planner EV Marketing and Sales Strategy at Nissan, about the 2013 LEAF and its features. Nissan is highlighting the 2013 LEAF at the Denver Auto Show and emphasizing that it's now made in America.
By David Herron on March 21, 2013 - 5:39PM
China has many heavily polluted cities, a strong green technology industry, and may be the country where electric vehicle adoption takes off first.
By Patrick Rall on March 18, 2013 - 8:02PM
We used to include the Nissan 370Z in our monthly rear wheel drive performance car sales piece but due to the extremely slow sales of the Z car, we dropped it from our monthly sales comparison. After receiving complaints from a handful of Japanese performance enthusiasts who thought that we should include the sporty Nissan, we wanted to take a look at just why the 370Z struggles to compete in the US market.
By Aaron Turpen on March 17, 2013 - 11:07PM
Nissan has received three more Energy Star awards and has saved enough energy to power an all-electric LEAF for 750 million miles.
By Anthony Faccenda on March 13, 2013 - 11:10AM
According to Nissan, certain all-new 2013 Nissan Sentra models contain an improperly sealed fuel tank assembly, which may leak fuel and result in a fire.
By Anthony Faccenda on March 13, 2013 - 10:17AM
The recall impacts Nissan's best-selling model, the 2013 Altima, as well as 2013 Sentra, LEAF, Pathfinder and Infinit JX35 vehicles.
By Nicolas Zart on March 11, 2013 - 12:21PM
Carlos Ghosn sees even more electric car in the future. He hints at the strategy at the Geneva Auto Show
By Aaron Turpen on March 10, 2013 - 12:17AM
Nissan and Microsoft teamed to hold a technology open house at Nissan headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee to encourage young women to enter the science and technology fields. It featured former Tennessee Titans cheerleader Jennifer Hill, now a process engineer at Nissan.
By Denis Flierl on March 2, 2013 - 11:57AM
Land Rover is rolling out some competition for the Nissan Leaf and will unveil a new Electric Defender with zero emissions but adds something the LEAF will never do; extreme all-terrain capability.
By David Herron on March 1, 2013 - 7:12PM
The Taxi of Tomorrow, a purpose-built taxicab made by Nissan for New York City, is being prepared and tested prior to its Fall 2013 launch.
By Patrick Rall on March 1, 2013 - 3:52PM
The talks of cold weather hurting electric vehicle driving range doesn’t seem to be having much impact on the sales of the Chevrolet Volt as the Volt once again comfortably outsold the Nissan Leaf in February 2013 – marking the second month in a row and the 12th time in the last 14 months where the electric Chevy was the top dog in American EV sales.
By Patrick Rall on February 27, 2013 - 3:43PM
The folks at Turn 10 have just announced the details on the March Meguiar’s Car Pack for Forza Horizon with 6 new vehicles ranging from a compact rally car to an ultra high performance SUV storming on to the festival racing scene – along with an extra car for those Horizon gamers who bought into the season pass program when the game was released.
By David Herron on February 26, 2013 - 5:45PM
Saying that Nissan will have a pioneering race car showcasing electric technology, CEO Carlos Ghosn promises a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014.
By John Goreham on February 26, 2013 - 8:46AM
Like many manufacturers over the past decade, Nissan will now focus its performance tweaks and package them in a line called NISMO.
By Aaron Turpen on February 24, 2013 - 2:03AM
Engineers at Nissan have created a group of robots called EPOROs to study how "fish thinking" could be applied to automotive safety systems. The robots recently visited the United States, along with their creator.
By David Herron on February 19, 2013 - 4:57PM
Nissan wins a coup over Toyota as Sydney's city government replaces a fleet of Prius's with 10 Nissan Leafs for use by city employees in duties around town.
By Aaron Turpen on February 18, 2013 - 6:12PM
A new advanced research center specializing in autonomous driving and connected cars has opened in Silicon Valley, soon to expand into other areas of inquiry.