Nissan News Articles
Electric Cars in LA Limelight
All but a handful of cars on the floor of the LA Auto Show, which runs through Nov. 30, have combustion engines—including quite a few diesels—but electric cars are getting their moment in the spotlight at the greenest of US auto shows. Carlos Ghosn, CEO of both Nissan and French carmaker Renault, gave the keynote [...]Nissan’s Leaf Aims To Conquer Sidney
Nissan’s Leaf is gaining supporters in Australia. The City of Sydney has taken delivery of ten Nissan Leaf. According to Nissan, this represents the single largest order of Leaf electric vehicles in Australia. Nissan said the order replaces ten Toyota Prius that were part of the city’s former fleet, and will be used by a [...]Nissan To Show Sporty Electric Infiniti Next Month
Who says EVs have to be merely utilitarian? Not Nissan, which will soon show a sportier Infiniti-branded concept sibling to its battery electric Nissan Leaf at the New York Auto Show. As seen in the photo, Infiniti is already working on an Emerg-E plug-in hybrid sportster intended not to let down discriminating customers, and it [...]Reversing Track, Nissan Plans More Hybrids
For the past few years, Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan, has consistently called gas-electric hybrids “niche products” and “not a good business story.” But the popularity of hybrids, especially in Japan, is apparently pulling Nissan into the hybrid market. On Friday, a Nissan spokesman told Bloomberg News that the automaker is “studying possibilities [...]Nissan Leaf Wins Fleet World Environment Award
The Nissan Leaf has won the Environment Award at the 2013 Fleet World Honours awards at a ceremony held at The Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall. The Leaf fended off competition from rival electric and hybrid manufacturers to win one of the most significant UK fleet awards. The Fleet World Honours Car Awards are open [...]First Photos and Video of All-Electric Nissan Leaf
Nissan today unveiled the Nissan Leaf, a medium-size all-electric hatchback that seats five adults and has a range of 100 miles. Pricing was not announced (although the company previously hinted at a price around $30,000.) Nissan’s press release offered a few additional details: The Nissan Leaf will go on sale in late 2010. Nissan Leaf [...]Nissan Reported to Be Retooling Discontinued Altima Hybrid for 2013 Release
Last week, Nissan announced that it was dropping the Altima Hybrid model from its 2012 lineup. The the car licensed Toyota’s hybrid drivetrain and battery technology to help Nissan meet emissions requirements in the nine U.S. states, but was never available to customers outside of those states. Critics enjoyed the added performance punch that the [...]Microsoft UK Chooses Nissan’s Leaf EV
Two Nissan Leaf have been delivered to Microsoft UK. The pair is thus becoming the first 100 percent electric cars to join its staff company car program. Looking for ways to reduce its vehicle fleet carbon footprint, Microsoft UK ran five weeks of competitive internal trials with other electric car manufacturers. The trial involved inviting [...]Nissan To Update And Adapt 2013 Leaf To Customers
Nissan Americas will reportedly update the 2013 Leaf with optional leather, and other improvements to the car which is to be unveiled in December when its production begins in Smyrna, Tenn. According to the Detroit News, Mark Perry, Nissan’s director of product and advanced planning said use of animal hides had originally been set aside [...]Nissan Wants China To Say Friend-Me!
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 [...]