Nissan News Articles
Nissan’s NV Becomes Chevy’s City Express
Chevrolet announced May 14 that it is entering the small cargo van segment with the City Express to meet the demands of customers in an emerging commercial vehicle segment. GM will procure the vehicle from Nissan and distribute it through the Chevrolet dealer network. The 2015 City Express, based on the Nissan NV200, is Chevrolet’s [...]Sales Of Nissan’s Leaf EV Up 310 Percent In Canada
Nissan Canada released sales numbers for March 2013 and it shows the company’s EV, the Leaf, is gaining traction. Canadian Nissan Leaf sales totaled 82 deliveries, up 310 percent and the nameplate’s best month since launch. This brings the year-to-date total to 156 units sold, up 129.4 percent over the same period last year. The [...]Nissan’s New Hybrid Doubles Mileage, Part of Broad Green Strategy
The phrase “Zero Emission” is Nissan’s clarion call for a new era of electric cars, the company’s long-term strategy for sustainable mobility. But Nissan today announced a full range of mid-term fuel-saving technologies, including hybrids, clean diesels, stop-start systems, and continuously variable transmissions. In today’s press release, the company used the slogan “Pure Drive” to [...]Does the Shadow of Fukushima Threaten Japan's Electric Car Future?
Japan has been one of the world’s leading hybrid vehicle markets for as long as there have been hybrids on the road. So far this year, hybrids have made up more than one fifth of all vehicles sold in the country, and the Toyota Prius has long ranked among the best-selling vehicles there. So with [...]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 [...]How To Buy a Nissan Leaf: Four Easy Steps
Batteries Included. Nissan announced today that the Nissan Leaf will be available to consumers via lease or sale, in a single transaction that includes the battery. Pricing is not yet available, but the company outlined the steps to acquiring the pure electric five-passenger Leaf. 1Register Interested people can register for information about the Nissan LEAF [...]Dead End For The Electric Vehicle?
Yesterday, news agency Reuters published an article exploring the idea that electric cars could be “running out of juice again?” The article was spurred by comments done by industry insiders and by the 2012 hard sales data released during January. The authors are wondering – given that automotive executives across the world are seriously considering [...]Nissan Leaf Goes To Sun Youth Organization
Nissan Canada Foundation gave a Nissan Leaf to the Sun Youth Organization in order to help its Disaster Assistance program. The car was handed over to the organization Tuesday May 14 at Cité Nissan in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The fully electric, zero-emission, five-passenger car will be used to ensure vulnerable families have food, hygiene products, [...]Nissan Wins Japanese Industry Prize for Hybrid Technology
In Japan, Nissan Motor Co has been awarded the Contribution Prize of the Ichimura Prizes in Industry. Hosted by the New Technology Development Foundation, the Ichimura Prizes in Industry award is now in its 44th year and is given to domestic individuals or organizations that show outstanding leadership in the field of new technologies. This [...]European-Specific Nissan Leaf To Be Unveiled In Geneva
How different will the European Nissan Leaf be from its U.S. counterpart? The revised electric car will be unveiled next week in Geneva for the European market. Just like U.S. market Nissan Leafs are now built in Tennessee, European-market Leafs will be built closer to their intended market, at Nissan’s Sunderland facility in the UK. [...]