Nissan News Articles
Nissan’s Leaf Is Popular In Norway
Scandinavia turns out to be an area of success for Nissan’s electric vehicle, the Leaf. No country has sold more Nissan Leaf per capita than Norway, with Nissan’s EV taking 1.7 percent of all vehicle sales in 2012, its first full year on sale in this Nordic country. The country has embraced zero emission mobility [...]Nissan Heading To Le Mans With Electric Technology
As it was announcing its plans for the performance Nismo division, Nissan announced its return to Le Mans with a race car incorporating electric technology. Nissan said it will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2014 with an innovative project that promises to continue the pioneering spirit of last year’s Nissan DeltaWing experimental [...]Electric Cars: Like Washing Machines or Cell Phones?
Deloitte Consulting said Thursday that pure electric cars will represent less than 5 percent of the car market in 2020. That’s only halfway to the 10 percent mark that Nissan expects. Deloitte’s Robert Hill said the adoption of electric cars will match the slow acceptance of 20th-century consumer breakthroughs like washing machines—not the fast embrace [...]All-Electric Nissan Leaf Will Sell for $32,780
Nissan today announced pricing for the Nissan Leaf electric car. The suggested retail price will be $32,780, while a monthly lease will cost $349 per month. A vast array of federal and state consumer incentives, including a $7,500 tax credit, will reduce the total purchase price. The 2011 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle becomes available for [...]Advanced High Tensile Strength Steel Coming In Nissans
Nissan will incorporate a significant amount of its Advanced High Tensile Strength Steel in its future vehicles, including electric vehicles. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced March 12 its plan to expand the use of Advanced High Tensile Strength Steel (AHSS) in to up to 25 percent of the vehicle parts (measured by weight) installed in its [...]A Leaf For The Track, By Nismo
Racing a Leaf? Sure, that’s already been done, and now Nissan’s Nismo division has built a new Leaf-based race car. Of course, it too is based on a modified base Leaf offering. The name on the back panel, just under the massive adjustable rear wing, says Nissan Leaf and the powertrain is a 100-percent zero [...]Nissan’s Sentra And Leaf Proved Popular With Canadians In April
Nissan Canada revealed its sales results for April and the compact Sentra as well as the electric Leaf are raising in popularity. Nissan Sentra sales jumped 127.8 percent and was the strongest seller in Nissan’s line-up with 1,433 units sold. Meanwhile, sales of the Nissan LEAF EV totaled 48 units, up 28.0 percent over last [...]Sentra Named Most Affordable Sedan
The newly redesigned 2013 Nissan Sentra has been named “Most Affordable Compact Sedan of 2013.” After assessing 11 compact sedans equipped with six key features and factoring in five years of fuel costs, the Sentra sits atop the Cars.com list with $730 separating it from the next most affordable car on the list. According to [...]Electric Cars at Un-Green NY Auto Show
The 2008 New York Auto Show, opening this week, will mostly focus on model redesigns—while pushing hybrids and other fuel-sipping models to the margins. There’s one notable exception: the show will feature a number of electric vehicles, including the Nissan Denki Cube, Subaru R1e, and the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. In recent years, automakers have used major [...]Ghosn: Localization Key To Nissan’s Success
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said localization and lower costs will be key to Nissan’s leadership in China’s emerging electric car market. Ghosn said so while speaking at the Kansai University amid a gathering of Nissan Leaf owners and students. He also told the Global Media Center that with China’s 2 million electric car goal for [...]