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Auto leasing specialist Arval, a BNP Paribas bank subsidiary, on Thursday said it would partner with Renault to lease electric cars developed by the French automaker's alliance with Nissan. Full story...

Ford, Nissan Motor and US electric vehicle start-up Tesla Motors have been granted low-cost US government loans to develop and build all-electric cars. Full story...

This looks like a week in which electric cars are going to be very much in the news - in part due to government initiatives on both sides of the Atlantic. And there are plenty of announcements being made by the OEMs to coincide with that. Nissan's yesterday about manufacturing electric plug-in vehicles - not hybrids - in the US is particularly intriguing. Full story...

Last night, after four months of engaging with Hypercube - Nissan Canada's unique social media campaign that rewards creativity in Canada - 50 Canadians were awarded an all-new 2009 Nissan cube at events simulcast in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Many of the 500 finalists, their friends and other special guests gathered at the three events to see if they were one of the lucky recipients of a cube all their own. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. promised shareholders they would do better to recover from the worst industry downturn in a generation, each focusing on different types of cleaner cars to steer their revival. Full story...

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn, with a $1.6 billion U.S. loan commitment in hand, wants capacity to build more than 100,000 electric vehicles a year in Tennessee as early as 2011. Full story...

A big chunk of the $1.6 billion loan that Nissan North America received from the federal government today will pay for a lithium ion battery plant that is at least 1 million square feet. Full story...

An electric Ford Focus, Tesla’s Model S sedan and a five-seat electric Nissan are among the cars that $8 billion in loans from the U.S. Full story...

In today's News Brake: Ford, Nissan and Telsa get government help to get greener; Mini is growing; and Buick's new LaCrosse comes with four-cylinder power ... But Wait, There's More! Full story...

Nissan Motor plans to produce 100,000 electric cars a year in the US, a news report said today, as it looks to launch EVs in its largest export market next year. Full story...

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn says the U.S. auto market has finally hit bottom but warns that there are still no signs of recovery. "In the United States, the market has stopped declining," he said. Full story...

The US government plans to disclose that Ford, electric vehicle start-up Tesla Motors and Nissan Motor will be among the beneficiaries of a US$25bn loan programme created by Congress to help automakers retool factories for advanced-technology vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. will receive nearly $6 billion in U.S. government loans to spur development of fuel efficient vehicles, the U.S. Energy Department said today. Nissan also is getting a $1. Full story...

The U.S. government plans to disclose that Ford Motor Co., Tesla Motors Inc. and Nissan Motor Co. Full story...

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today said it has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Energy for a $1.6 billion loan to modify its Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant to produce zero-emissions vehicles and state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery packs to power them. Full story...

Nissan Motor will launch its redesigned 370Z sportscar in Korea in August. Full story...

Nissan Motor Co. plans to launch production of electric vehicles and their batteries in the United States to tap low-interest loans for green vehicles, the Nikkei business daily said. Full story...

Nissan Motor Co. plans to launch production of electric vehicles and their batteries in the United States to tap low-interest loans for green vehicles, the Nikkei business daily said. Full story...

Nissan Motor Co. plans to launch production of electric vehicles and their batteries in the United States to tap low-interest loans for green vehicles, the Nikkei business daily said. Full story...

Nissan Motor Co. plans to launch production of electric vehicles and their batteries in the United States to tap low-interest loans for green vehicles, the Nikkei business daily said. Full story...