Nissan News

GT Academy, an international driving competition from PlayStation and Nissan, has found its winners following a gruelling, week-long international final at iconic British racetrack Silverstone.

Nissan’s global production in July increased 26.8% year-on-year to 315,975 units, marking a record high for the month of July.

Nissan’s Sunderland Plant has started production of its newest model, the Qashqai+2. The model brings the total number of new model launches at Sunderland within the last five years to five. And earlier this year, Nissan’s CEO and President, Carlos Ghosn, confirmed a new compact crossover car will be produced at Sunderland in 2010.

Supermini-MPVs were added to the Auto Express New Car Honours category list in 2006, and to date there has only ever been one winner. That’s because Nissan’s Note has just been voted Best Supermini MPV for an astonishing third year in a row.

The world of ultra-realistic virtual racing breaks through into reality as GT Academy rolls onto the Silverstone starting grid. For the first time in the competition, contestants will have to prove that their skills go beyond virtual driving in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

Easily recognisable by its 'bug eye' headlights, the third generation Nissan Micra is formally known as the K12 range and was sold in the UK from 2003 to September 2007.

Following on from its debut at the British International Motor Show, Nissan has announced prices for the new Qashqai+2.

Nissan has reported 53,162 sales in Europe in July representing an increase of 11% year on year. A total of 393,965 units have been sold since January 2008, up by 22% compared to the previous year.

Nissan has unveiled all-electric and original hybrid electric prototype vehicles, both powered by advanced lithium-ion batteries.

Nissan has unveiled an All-Around Collision Free prototype incorporating two all-new technologies – Side Collision Prevention (SCP) and Back-up Collision Prevention (BCP).