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NewsNissan Cancels Altima Coupe
Nissan will terminate production of its Altima Coupe for the 2014 model year as it sees potential buyers moving to other niches. "The youth market is a more stratified market than it used to be," says Scott Gorte, Altima senior marketing manager. "Everybody used to default to coupes to capture …
NewsNissan Offers Battery Replacement Program For Leaf
Nissan has unveiled a new program for owners of the Nissan Leaf who are concerned about the performance of the battery that powers their electric automobiles. Starting soon, it will be possible to trade in the Leaf's stock battery for a new unit featuring the latest in lithium ion technology, …
RecallsNissan Recalls 841,000 Vehicles Worldwide
Complaints of 'disconnected steering' are common in this modern era of electric power steering systems, but close to 1 million Nissan owners worldwide are facing a recall due to a steering wheel problem that could lead to an actual loss of control while on the road. The problem affects a …
NewsNissan And GM Partner Up To Build Small Van
On the verge of being frozen out of the Euro-sourced commercial van craze currently sweeping across North America, General Motors has made a surprising deal with Japanese rival Nissan. Under the terms of a new agreement, Chevrolet will be re-badging Nissan NV200 compact vans and selling them as their own.
NewsNissan Dramatically Slashes Prices To Win At Internet Searches
How important is the Internet to car sales? Just take a look at Nissan, which is cutting the MSRP of seven of its vehicles in order to score more points in the all-important online search results game. According to an article published by the Automotive News, the decision to slash …
NewsHonda Canada recalls more than 107,000 vehicles over faulty airbags
MARKHAM, Ont. - Honda, Toyota and Nissan are recalling more than two million vehicles globally for an identical problem with airbags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending plastic pieces flying. Honda is recalling 1.1 million vehicles, including more than 107,000 in Canada, and Toyota is recalling 1.7 …
NewsDaimler, Ford and Renault-Nissan Join Forces
Much like the BMW-Toyota joint effort to develop alternative drivetrains, we now have Daimler (Mercedes-Benz and smart), Ford (USA-Europe) and Renault-Nissan banding together to design fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Mercedes-Benz already has a leg up on the game, having already made advancements in developing FCVs. Even though hybrid and electric …
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