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Nissan is one of the world's fastest-growing automakers with a full product line. The company makes nearly every vehicle sold in the U.S. in its American plants. This page publishes the latest news and breaking stories on Nissan, including its iconic Nissan Leaf battery electric car.

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The Chevrolet Volt started off 2013 in much better form than it did in 2012, moving almost twice as many units in January than did the Nissan Leaf as the electric Chevy looks to win a second straight EV sales title.
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In Japan, the Nissan Skyline GT-R is thought of in the same way that US enthusiasts view the Corvette. Here is why.
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Nissan has opened its new paint wing at its Smyrna, Tennessee production facility, billed as the most advanced paint plant in the world, setting new standards for quality and low environmental impacts.
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Nissan has announced plans to build a nationwide network of over electric car fast charging stations, placing the stations at dealerships and other locations, starting by collaborating with eVgo in the Washington DC area to build the first fast charging network in the Northeast.
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance is backing R20 Regions of Climate Action, the activist group founded by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010, under the auspices of the UN, by partnering with the imminent Vienna R20 Conference.
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The electric car fast charging stations, which offer an 80% recharge within 30 minutes, are being deployed to Sears stores in areas with the most electric vehicles and highest store traffic.
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The new alliance pledges to work together to develop a common fuel cell stack and other items that will lead to volume production of fuel cells, cost savings through economy of scale, and make an affordable fuel cell vehicle a reality.
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The 2014 Nissan GT-R will follow in the footsteps of the previous model years with mild performance increases accompanied massive price increases – this time with a base price that will top $100,000 for the first time once the destination fee is factored into the final price.
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Nissan Nismo will reportedly make a limited production run of a tweaked Nissan Leaf in Japan, modified for aerodynamic and emotional performance improvements.
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Although this isn't the first Nissan GT-R featured in the Fast and the Furious franchise, it just might be the best. Not only does the modified GT-R boast 685 horsepower, it also features a customized body kit. Keep reading for more details, as well as to see a video from R's Tuning.
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Introduced at the Detroit Auto Show, Resonance is a new Nissan crossover that may reveal the next Murano.
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The all-new 2014 Nissan Versa Note made its North American debut at the auto show in Detroit, showcasing the next generation of this popular hatchback.
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Nissan's electric car, the LEAF, has quick charge capability that can do an 80% recharge in under 1/2 hour, but it's only useful if there's enough quick charge stations available to the public, a task that Nissan is about to undertake.
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With US based production, Nissan was able to radically lower the 2013 Nissan Leaf starting price to $28,800 MSRP, and with tax incentives the price falls below that of the Toyota Prius.
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The new high-performance Nissan Juke Nismo has been unveiled in Tokyo and is the first of many new performance cars from the brand.
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Nissan has announced they will be unveiling the all-new 2014 Nissan Versa Note four-door hatchback next week in Detroit and will be making its U.S. launch.
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The next generation of the Nissan Murano will be built at the company's Canton, Mississippi plant rather than Japan, the company has announced in a new video.
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Nissan will show the world a new, sleek and modern hybrid crossover prototype next week at the Detroit Auto Show. This could be the next Murano or Rogue.
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The first US-produced Nissan Leaf has major improvements, and comes in a new less expensive model that may be less expensive than the Prius (after tax incentives).
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Nissan and PlayStation will host 2012's GT Academy Champions, who will line up on the grid at the Dubai 24 Hour race later this week as these video game champions turn their skills into real life racing in two Nissan 370Z Nismo GT4 Race cars.
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Sales figures for the 2012 calendar year are in from around the industry and tonight, we take a look at the top 18 bestselling vehicles sold in the good ol’ USA – with all of these 18 cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles selling at least 200,000 vehicles in 2012.
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The Chevrolet Volt did in December 2012 what it did in 9 of the first 11 months of the year – soundly pummeling the Nissan Leaf in monthly sales en route to what amounted to a massive landslide victory in the 2012 electric vehicle segment sales battle after the Leaf claimed the title in 2011.
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The 2013 Nissan Leaf, due to be manufactured in Smyrna TN, is close to commercial production and expected to be unveiled in two weeks at the North America International Auto Show, NAIAS.
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The new warranty coverage announcement comes seven months after Nissan Leaf owners began complaining about the vehicle's lithium-ion battery capacity.