Nissan Cars

Nissan streamlines auto shows for fiscal year 2009

Nissan Motor Company, Ltd has announced that it has decided to streamline the company’s participation in auto shows during fiscal year 2009, which runs from April 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010.

Nissan GT-R MSN’s Car of the Year 2009

British motoring enthusiasts have voted Japanese car maker Nissan’s brutally powerful GT-R as winner of MSN Cars ‘Car of the Year 2009’, with the four-wheel drive sportscar capturing almost a third (29%) of the record 80,000 votes cast on a poll on MSN Cars.

Nissan reveals Qazana concept car

Nissan will have a host of new cars for Europe on display at the 79th Geneva International Motor Show. The star of the Nissan stand will be Qazana, a show car providing a good indication of the, as yet unnamed, compact car that will be produced at the Nissan Sunderland plant from 2010, safeguarding around 1,100 jobs.

Nissan net loss at 83.2 billion yen in third quarter FY08

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd, announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, ending March 31, 2009, as well as for the first nine months. In the third quarter, the consolidated net loss after tax came to 83.2 billion yen (US $0.81 billion, euro 0.55 billion), compared to net income of 132.2 billion yen (US $1.28 billion, euro 0.87 billion) from the same period a year ago.

Nissan production, sales and export for December and 2008

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, has announced its sales, production and export results for December and the calendar year 2008.

New Nissan 370Z: Pricing and grades

As with its predecessor, the 370Z will be available in an uncomplicated grade structure to simplify the ordering process which commences online from Monday 2nd February. First customer deliveries are due in July.

Nissan GT-R What Car? Performance Car of the Year

The legendary Nissan GT-R was voted Performance Car of the Year at the prestigious What Car? Awards 2009 held in London last night, beating the Audi R8 and Ferrari 430 Scuderia.

Nissan to adjust Sunderland operations

Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd has announced decisive action to protect the long term viability of its manufacturing operations in Sunderland.

Nissan GT-R SpecV model

Nissan has announced a new limited-production Nissan GT-R SpecV model, which goes on sale at seven specially selected Nissan dealers throughout Japan on February 2, 2009. The GT-R SpecV is targeted specifically at enthusiast drivers who desire race car-level performance in a street-legal vehicle.

Nissan reports sales for December and calendar year 2008

Nissan Europe reported sales of 36,646 units in Europe in December, a 25.6% decrease compared with the same month in 2007. However, market share for December 2008 improved to 2.7% versus 2.5% in the previous year.

Nissan participates in ITS-Safety 2010 industry-wide test

Nissan announced it will participate in "ITS-Safety 2010", a large-scale test of future automotive Intelligent Transportation Systems, with four advanced safety prototype vehicles. Nissan ITS technologies include Driving Safety Support Systems (DSSS) and Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV).

7-seater Qashqai+2 now starts at less than £15,500

Qashqai+2 ownership has just become even more affordable with the introduction of two new wallet-friendly engines to the range. Nissan’s award-winning seven-seater crossover can now be specified with 1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel power, in addition to the 2.0-litre petrol and diesel units already available.