Nissan News

Earlier this year, the Nissan Leaf had its best-ever monthly sales, and a 423.5 percent year-over-year increase compared to last year. Capping it off, today Nissan announced that the Leaf hitting the 25,000 U.S. sales threshold, making it the world's best-selling electric vehicle. Since the vehicle's launch, sales have continued to ...    Read more

Announced earlier today, Nissan and General Motors have signed an agreement for Nissan to produce a small cargo vehicle for GM to sell in the U.S. and Canada. The vehicle will be distributed under the Chevrolet brand as the Chevrolet City Express, and it is expected to go on sale ...    Read more

Two French fellows who look like they just fell out of a Matrix sequel are going to be taking what some would consider a "hella dope" 2013 Nissan 370Z Nismo bedecked in camouflage on a 3,000-mile tour of Europe for the Gumball 3000 rally. Adorned with the number ...    Read more

Like Acura and the second-coming of the NSX, fellow Japanese automaker Infiniti has plans to roll out a flagship sports car that will rely on a hybrid powertrain. This unnamed sports car is expected to feature technology previously seen in the Emerg-e and Essence concepts. Infiniti hasn't confirmed anything yet, ...    Read more

As part of the Gran Turismo generation, I'm supposed to like big wings on cars, quote the Fast and Furious movies--which, you can ask my boss, I do regularly -- and finishing each sentence with the word "brah." I'm supposed to wear a flat-bill hat, flash signs to my homies, ...    Read more

Remember when you thought cars that could drive themselves were right up there with ones that could fly? Well, the former may happen sooner than you think, and an American automaker may be the first to do so. That was only the first major automotive news story of the week ...    Read more

Cars keep on getting more and more expensive, comically so, don't they? Maybe not. In an about face, Nissan is slashing the prices of seven models it sells to have better visibility on the internet. "In some of the customer searches, we may not appear," said Nissan's senior vice president of sales ...    Read more

Japan's reigning supercar is about to get a whole lot faster, if that's somehow possible, and we know how much it'll cost you to get the latest model. For starters, the 2014 Nissan GT-R will set you back $100,590 while the Black Edition trim goes for a cool $110,300, and ...    Read more

Last week, Nissan North America announced a recall for 2013 Nissa Altimas with a manufacturing date between March 21, 2012 and March 26, 2013. Over 123,000 vehicles are expected to be recalled, as the spare tires may have been significantly over or underinflated. Tires that have been over or underinflated have ...    Read more

While we didn't talk about it in our review of the 2013 Ford Focus ST, a wonderful driver's car with a questionable interior layout, we were amazed with one feature the car had in its MyFord Touch infotainment system: A ...    Read more

Earlier today Nissan announced the pricing for the 2014 Nissan Versa. However, the numbers haven’t changed from 2013, and the automaker still retains the lowest Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) in America for the third consecutive year. Dealers nationwide have already begun to sell the new 2014 Nissan Versa. The Versa ...    Read more

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Nissan have launched a new electric vehicle taxi in celebration of Earth Day. The pilot program will put six Nissan Leaf taxis into service this spring to help show the city, the taxi industry, and the general public that zero emission vehicles can ...    Read more

China is still an emerging market when it comes to new cars, yet it has become one of the most pivotal when it comes to automakers going out of their way to meet the needs of the buying public. That's because a decade ago, China was selling a few million ...    Read more

Nissan is recalling nearly 20,000 Pathfinder and Infiniti JX crossovers to repair potentially defective front brakes. The recall includes 14,168 Nissan Pathfinders and 5,090 Infiniti JX crossovers whose front brake torque members on the brake calipers were cast improperly. As a result, the front brakes could wear prematurely ...    Read more

Stirring its fan base, Nissan asked fans to help create the ultimate Nissan 370Z track car. But once built, the need for a competitor was obvious. After receiving countless suggestions, Nissan narrowed it down to three options and let fans decide what car would take on the Project 370Z car. ...    Read more

The head of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), Mary Nichols, called for lobbying groups protesting California's mandate for zero-emissions vehicles to stop while speaking at the SAE International's (formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers) annual World Congress this week. "We don't have time to delay the infusion of these technologies," Nichols ...    Read more

The new Ward's 10 Best Interiors list is out, and here's the shocker: there's not one Audi on the list. Ward's evaluates based on new interiors, and the German automaker, widely considered to offer the best interiors, doesn't have a significantly "new" vehicle. But Audi wasn't the only omission: there ...    Read more

The U.S. and Japan have agreed to begin talks that could lead to the elimination of import tariffs on Japanese-made cars and trucks, angering many politicians and the domestic automakers. As part of the Asia-Pacific trade agreement, the two nations sorted their differences among politicians, allowing Japan to join a larger ...    Read more

Today, the largest ever recall for airbags was announced, with 3.4 million vehicles being recalled with airbags made by Takata. The world's second largest supplier of airbags took a stock hit as shared dropped 10 percent in Tokyo trading. This recall marks Toyota's largest recall since October of last year, when ...    Read more

It's easy to snooze through new car sales each month with a few inevitabilities, right? The Ford F-Series will always be the best-selling pickup. The Toyota Camry will always be the best-selling midsizer, unless the Accord trades spots with it like it does so often. Except that neither the Accord nor ...    Read more

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What can't the 2014 Nissan GT-R do? Already tweaked from the 2013 model, the new car can run around the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 18 seconds, among the quickest times of any car. At a price ...    Read more

Who'd have thought that most automakers, conservative in their business, would liven up a little for April Fool's Day, one of the best holidays of the year? Some have better senses of humor than others; some are a little more plausible than others. We've gathered up automakers' April Fool's pranks, ...    Read more

The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid makes its debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show, boasting power and roominess. With 250 horsepower, this hybrid is able to tow a load of up to 3,500 pounds when properly equipped. The Pathfinder Hybrid keeps its title as the perfect family adventure vehicle. Coming ...    Read more

Nissan last week announced a recall for model year 2012-2013 NV passenger vans for a potential steering column shifter installation deficiency. The affected models were assembled between December 2010 and January 2013. The defect, a transmission lever gear selector plate lock clip, may have been incorrectly installed at assembly. As a ...    Read more

The battle rages for the title of the best-selling plug-in vehicle. For the first time, both the Chevrolet Volt and the Toyota Prius ousted the Nissan Leaf for overall sales. Volt deliveries tripled in 2012 to 30,090 units, making it the top seller of the three, with the Prius coming ...    Read more