Nissan News

For the first time in about 100 years, hybrid and electric-powered vehicles appear to be gaining traction in the new car market. They’re selling so quickly that one research company says they will make up five percent of the U.S. market by 2017. The data comes from Pike Research, a technology ...    Read more

Nissan plans to recall 118,000 Nissan Juke crossovers worldwide for issues relating to turbocharger malfunctions and defective power door locks. Kyodo News in Japan is reporting that 3952 Jukes could suffer from problems related to a bracket connecting a sensor ...    Read more

With 20,000 Nissan Leafs finding homes since going on sale last December, the Japanese automaker is expanding the availability of the electric hatchback to seven more states to heighten the electrification of the world. This week, Nissan has ...    Read more

Nissan is recalling 2011 Nissan Rogue models to fix potentially defective circuit boards in the electric power steering system that, if broken, could make the vehicle harder to control. The recall affects 7365 Nissan Rogues manufactured between Aug. 17, 2010 and Oct. 30, 2010. It was determined that the circuit board ...    Read more

There’s been a debate for sometime as to whether electric cars recharged by coal-fired power plants are dirtier than gas-powered equivalents. Nissan’s response to that claim: It’s “complete bulls**t.” Andy Palmer, the vice president at Nissan responsible for the worldwide rollout of the 2012 Nissan Leaf, spoke with the ...    Read more

You’ve probably never heard of Aptera. If you have, you deserve a gold star, or a cookie. If you do have a vested interest in the eco-friendly startup, we have bad news: As of today, its operations cease to exist. Done. Over. Finished. Stick a fork in it. Aptera CEO and president ...    Read more

Japanese automakers are very likely counting down the days of 2011. In a year of earthquakes, a tsunami, and even more recent flooding in Thailand, the end of December can't come soon enough. Manufacturing and parts have been limited, inventory has been affected, and if you haven't noticed— the economy ...    Read more

We're not going to say that we don't take the Tokyo Motor Show seriously. We do, in fact. But, for a show that only comes around every other year, and largely features a bunch of wacky concept cars that will never see the light of day—at least, not in ...    Read more

The Tokyo Motor Show isn’t just about new cars. It’s also about new ideas. Showcased at this year’s event, Nissan is introducing a kit called the Home Smart Charging for the Leaf electric car. With it, the automaker hopes to channel the electricity stored in the Leaf’s 24-kilowatt battery pack to ...    Read more

With interest in the Nissan Motorsports (Nismo) division of the Japanese automaker at an all-time high due to the stupid-fast GT-R supercar and Juke-R concept car, Nissan wasted little time in keeping the momentum going. Debuting this week at the ...    Read more

Nissan is recalling select 370Zs and Infiniti is bringing back 1788 G37s citing power windows that are programmed incorrectly. The "auto-up" cycle's anti-pinch mechanism was improperly calibrated, meaning that anybody with a finger or arm dangling out the window when it was rolling up could get a nasty pinch before ...    Read more

Yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show Infiniti took to the stage to unveil the new JX crossover and the IPL G convertible. All eyes and cameras were locked onto the JX's silhouette as the crossover sat under the silk cover, but the IPL was nowhere to be seen on ...    Read more

Ladies and gentlemen, to celebrate its the 20th anniversary of the Nissan Altima and its 3.6 million units distributed the world over, Nissan is introducing a package aptly called…the 20th Anniversary Package. We know, we’re in awe of the marketing effort to come up with such a title, too. But ...    Read more

It seems that with more cars on the road, the DMV doesn't do as good a job filtering out inexperienced drivers. Where the DMV used to require drivers to pass a comprehensive road test that included demonstrated mastery of parallel parking, in some areas, this is no longer the case. To ...    Read more

Consider the 2012 Nissan NV3500 HD a godsend—at least if you’re a holy roller in need of a new set of wheels. If you’re fed up with the establishment of available church vans and you long for something else, Nissan now has a 12-passenger version of its full-size NV van. ...    Read more

If you think about the Nissan GT-R as a mad scientist’s greatest creation instead of merely a car, the logic behind its constant improvement makes much more sense. For the 2013 model year, Nissan has given life to 15 more horsepower and a host of improvements to keep its world-beating ...    Read more

From the "we totally didn't see this coming" files of the day, comes a lime green, two-seater EV built in Uganda.  Known as the Kiira EV, the plug-in one-off concept has a 48-mile range, a top speed of 93 mph, and be fully charged in as little as one hour. More ...    Read more

As if you needed proof of China's rapidly growing importance on a global scale here's some more. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. Has announced it will be uprooting its Infiniti luxury brand, moving its global headquarters from Yokohama, Japan to Hong Kong. Infiniti's goal of selling 500,000 vehicles a year worldwide ...    Read more

Japan's Big Three isn't fully recovered from damage and supply issues caused by the March earthquake and tsunami, but October was the first month where production and supply stabilized. Unfortunately, flooding in Thailand may adversely affect November and December. In the meantime, though, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda continued their steady ...    Read more

When Toyota introduced the original Prius back in 1997, the thought of a car running on both electricity and gasoline was foreign to say the least. Almost a decade and a half later, the Prius is considered the benchmark in hybrid vehicle technology. The Prius has continued to prove it ...    Read more

If you’re in New York City tomorrow through this Saturday and have a chance to go see the new Nissan NV200 “Taxi of Tomorrow” for yourself, go for it—especially if you’re a frequent rider. But if ...    Read more

If you thought the Nissan Leaf was going to be the only all-electric vehicle from the Japanese automaker, think again. At this year’s Tokyo Truck Show, Nissan will display three commercial trucks powered by Leaf technology—a standard electric truck, ...    Read more

We imagine if the Predator had a teenage daughter, she’d probably drive a 2012 Nissan Juke. Its subcompact dimensions lend themselves to agile maneuverability in tight spots, and its styling looks like it has come straight from an alien world. But despite its radical styling, it’s actually not a bad place ...    Read more

If these cars were in gym class, they’d be picked last for kickball. Nobody knows why people aren’t buying the following cars on this list. Maybe it’s a lack of marketing? Maybe consumers aren’t willing to look past familiar nameplates? Maybe the cars come equipped with influenza? Regardless, here are ...    Read more

Let’s start with the fun part: Nissan Tech Center for Europe dropped a 478-horsepower, twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 engine from the Nissan GT-R into a compact Nissan Juke body. Creating what the company has dubbed the Juke-R, it is a monster of performance and a key example of the “Why? Why ...    Read more