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This week, Auto123.com featured the following vehicle road tests: The BMW M3, a powerful sedan that thumbs its nose at Ferrari. The Mazda CX-9, the ideal partner to haul around your little pack of Cub scouts. The 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV Sport, an undeniably sporty sedan marking a return to the Maxima's roots. On a different note, we invite you to check out our video taken at the annual get-together of the automobile journalists of Canada, held last week at Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario. Don't forget that Auto123.com is also a team of specialized motorsports journalists that offers detailed, daily coverage of all important Canadian and international championships. Read more ...

The Z Car is back... And with more power and a fresh new look too! Read more ...

Nissan Motor president Carlos Ghosn has denied earlier US media reports that the Japanese automaker had proposed a capital tie-up with Chrysler . Read more ...

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, said the global financial crisis may deter automakers from forming partnerships. Read more ...

SENIOR EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: What's stunning about the Versa is the level of equipment in a car at this price point (keyless entry and ignition and steering-wheel audio controls), as well as the interior space. Read more ...

Since the very beginning, the Nissan Maxima has progressively strayed from its sport sedan origins in favour of the middle-class. The latest generation is a little more exciting but definitely not sporty. With the introduction of the new 2009 Maxima, Nissan is trying very hard to re-establish its large sedan's pedigree. To the point where ads for the car associate it with the outrageous GT-R. Read more ...

Since the very beginning, the Nissan Maxima has progressively strayed from its sport sedan origins in favour of the middle-class. The latest generation is a little more exciting but definitely not sporty. With the introduction of the new 2009 Maxima, Nissan is trying very hard to re-establish its large sedan's pedigree. To the point where ads for the car associate it with the outrageous GT-R. Read more ...

Nissan Motor global production in September decreased 0.3% year-on-year to 316,082 units. Read more ...

Chrysler LLC's stakeholders are afraid. Cerberus Capital Management acknowledges that it is negotiating with General Motors about a merger, and media reports have speculated that Chrysler is negotiating with Nissan. Read more ...

Nissan North America will give its U.S. factory workers an extra month to reconsider whether they really want to take the automaker's rich buy-out plan. Read more ...

Spanish unions have conducted a march through the streets of Barcelona Thursday (23 October) as a protest to plans by Nissan to axe 1,680 workers in Spain. Read more ...

Nissan Motor is to initiate a large-scale community-based test of its Intelligent Transport System (ITS). The test hopes to integrate cellular communications with vehicle telematics to help prevent pedestrian-related accidents. Read more ...

Two years ago, Nissan and Renault considered extending their partnership to General Motors, and investors hated the idea. With speculation now turning to a possible link-up with Chrysler, analysts are balking even more. Read more ...

Nissan has declined to confirm or deny a US report that it is poised to take a 20% stake in Chrysler. And a senior Chrysler executive has suggested the automaker's cash pile is making it attractive to suitors. Read more ...

Four months after ratcheting up production of its hot-selling Altima sedan, Nissan North America Inc. is ratcheting it back down. Read more ...

Trailers from latest game show shape of Nissan 370Z. Read more ...

Renault-Nissan alliance chief Carlos Ghosn could achieve his long-held goal of acquiring a North American partner by taking a stake in Chrysler, a US newspaper reported on Wednesday. Read more ...

Disguised new Nissan captured for first time by our spies. Read more ...

Nissan is proposing to buy about 20 percent of Chrysler and bring the troubled U.S. automaker into the Franco-Japanese alliance with Renault, the Detroit News reported on Wednesday. Read more ...