Nissan News

Nissan’s Navara was awarded an improved score of three stars in adult occupant protection in a reassessment test conducted by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) following a modification to the pickup truck’s airbag control unit software.

Nissan is to create 128 jobs at its plant in Sunderland in response to the continued sales success of the award-winning Qashqai.

The all-new 2009 Nissan Murano, on sale in the US and coming to Europe late 2008 has earned a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

Nissan Europe has reported a record January with sales of 50,542 units, representing an increase of 71.9% year on year and where sales were up for the tenth consecutive month.

Nissan hosted Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, British Government. During his visit, the Chancellor took the opportunity to see the Nissan Dualis, the Japanese market version of the successful UK built Qashqai crossover vehicle.

Nissan will be displaying three vehicles for the first time in Europe at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show.

Nissan has announced that it will begin bio-ethanol trials through its participation in the Tokachi E10 project. The project, the first of its kind in Japan, aims to test the feasibility of E10 fuel, which contains 10% bio-ethanol mix.

Nissan has announced an additional new service for its popular CARWINGS navigation system. In line with the objectives of the Nissan Green Program 2010 to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, they will be introducing a new service dubbed “Eco-Drive and You” (Anata mo eco-drive) to promote “eco-driving” habits in Japan.

Nissan announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2008, as well as for the first nine months. In the third quarter, consolidated net income after tax came to 132.2 billion yen (US $1.13 billion, euro 0.81 billion), up 26.6% compared with the same period a year ago.

Nissan is to recruit 800 additional staff and implement a third production shift at its manufacturing plant in Sunderland in response to a record production year and continuing high demand for the award-winning Qashqai.