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The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro have announced a partnership that will see British Columbia become the initial launch point for Nissan's Canadian zero-emission transportation program. Full story...

VANCOUVER,- The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro announced today a partnership that will see British Columbia become the initial launch point for Nissan's Canadian zero-emission transportation program. Full story...

If you owned a subcompact ten or fifteen years ago, you might think that today's offerings are still cramped, noisy and cheap transportation devices. A lot has changed since the Pontiac Firefly and Toyota Tercel. Full story...

YOKOHAMA - In 2008, it was the flight of the bumblebee that inspired Nissan's Biomimetic Car Robot Drive "BR23C" concept. In 2009, fish-inspired technology takes center stage in Nissan Motor Co., Ltd's new Nissan "EPORO*1" robot car concept, which is designed to travel in a group of like-vehicles, mimicking the behavioral patterns of a school of fish in avoiding obstacles without colliding with each other. Full story...

A four door sports car, huh? Such words were nearly blasphemous back in the late seventies when Nissan's Maxima first hit the scene. The Japanese automaker did something right with this foreign concept though--as the Maxima went on to sales success through 7 full generations. The eighth is on sale now. Full story...

Official sketches reveal Nissan's new eco-friendly supermini that's looking to take over the world.

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Nissan Motor on Thursday released a sketch of its upcoming global compact car. Full story...

YOKOHAMA - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd today revealed the sketch of its global compact car. This model will be first launched in Thailand in March 2010 and will be available in more than 150 countries. Full story...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., - In response to strong initial demand for the Nissan LEAF zero-emission electric car, Nissan North America, Inc. announced it will begin taking reservations for LEAF in spring 2010. Nearly 22,000 people in North America have contacted Nissan since the company unveiled the car in August. Full story...

Nissan Motor's Chinese joint venture expects to boost sales almost 30% ahead of the original target to 500,000 cars this year. Full story...

MISSISSAUGA, ON,- The popular Nissan Altima, ranked number one in segment in the 2009 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study (IQS), enters the new model year with fresh exterior styling, a refined interior and a host of technology enhancements to its navigation and entertainment systems. Full story...

Montreal - What do the Chevrolet Volt, Toyota Prius Plug-In and Nissan Leaf have in common? They all use an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery (Li-ion). Mitsubishi, Ford and even Chrysler are just a few other manufacturers that are also using this technology for their latest plug-in hybrid (PH) or electric vehicles (EV) -- either recently or soon to be released. Full story...

AvtoVAZ reportedly plans to build Nissan's B-segment cars in its factories by 2012. Full story...

Nissan has completed its four-year programme called Shift-Mercosur begun in 2006 which included six new model launches. In that time it began importing the Murano crossover from Japan; the Tiida hatch and the new Sentra saloon from Mexico (thanks to a free trade deal with that country); and started local production of the new Frontier pick-up (dropping the XTerra and the old Frontier) and the Livina and Grand Livina minivans at alliance partner Renault's plant in the state of Paraná. Full story...

Japan's new, tougher emissions reduction goal has worried some carmakers but Nissan Motor's chief operating officer Toshiyuki Shiga said his company could achieve the target with its zero-emission strategy centring on electric cars. Full story...

Russia's struggling carmaker Avtovaz plans to create a purchasing joint venture with Renault and its alliance partner Nissan Motor, the Avtovaz CEO said on Friday. Full story...

Nissan's powertrain assembly plant in Decherd, Tennessee, on Thursday (17 September) completed the first engine for export to Japan where it will be installed in the redesigned Infiniti QX56 full-size sport utility vehicle. Full story...

Boosted by the Chinese government's consumer incentives, Nissan Motor Co believes its sales in the country to jump 18% ahead of its original targets of 570,000 vehicles in 2009. Full story...

Nissan's powertrain assembly plant in Decherd, Tenn., today produced the first engine that will be exported to Japan for assembly in the next-generation Infiniti QX56 luxury full-size sport utility vehicle. This marks the first time a Nissan plant in the United States has exported an engine to Japan. Full story...

Nissan will have a "decent year" in Europe if it can weather a slump in Russia market where the outlook remains uncertain, a senior executive has said. Full story...