The 2014 Nissan Versa Note, which goes on sale this month at Nissan dealers nationwide, The Versa Note is fourth all-new product to appear in Nissan showrooms in recent months – following the redesigns of Altima, Pathfinder and Sentra. Nissan declared that the dynamic new styling, interior versatility and advanced technology of the Versa Note
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has added the Nissan Leaf to the list of cars with its prized “Top Safety Pick” designation for 2013. Nissan’s all-electric car aced the independent organization’s tests with its highest rating of “Good” in front, side, rollover and rear crash tests. “The IIHS ‘Top Safety Pick’ recognition speaks
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With its adjacent battery manufacturing and assembly plants now operational in Smyrna, Tenn., Nissan has established a state-of-the-art manufacturing process in the U.S. The electric car, launched in December 2010, had its best sales month in March this year with 2,236 units sold and Nissan is set up to produce as many as 150,000 per
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The Auto Shanghai 2013 auto show is a couple of weeks away and Nissan looks forward to the global unveiling of its new concept car, named Friend-ME. To be unveiled on April 20, the Friend-ME concept is, according to Nissan, designed for the vibrant, young generation in China, one of most exciting segments in the
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Hertz’s car sharing program, Hertz On Demand, added a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle to the University of Connecticut’s car sharing program. “As Hertz On Demand continues to expand globally, we are also expanding our rental car options,” said Mark P. Frissora, chairman and chief executive officer, The Hertz Corporation. “College students are the most tech
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Nissan today announced the expected news that it’s beginning production of the Leaf in the company’s Smyrna, Tenn., plant. This follows the company’s announcement in mid-December that it would also make the Leaf’s battery in Smyrna in an adjacent facility. Nissan says its lithium-ion automotive battery plant is the largest in the U.S. The new
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This December This December makes two full years of Leaf sales and Nissan will mark this with a new battery production site located in the U.S. With two years of Nissan Leaf sales just completed, the company announced the launch of the United States’ largest lithium-ion automotive battery plant in Smyrna, Tenn. The facility –
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The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Plug-in vehicles had a strong month. Both the Toyota Prius PHEV and the Chevy Volt turned in their best-ever monthly sales, and the Volt has
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The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. While the Toyota Prius Liftback continues to pace the hybrid vehicles, the Camry Hybrid continues to perform well at over 10 percent of Camry sales,
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The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Hybrid sales reached 3.0 percent of total North American sales, the highest level since April. While the Prius hybrid continues to pace the segment, the
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