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Nissan

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.

By Patrick Rall on
Nissan Motors has once again teased the 2013 Altima ahead of the New York International Auto Show with a new 8 second video – this time showing a portion of the new front end and giving us our first look at the headlight and grille design of the new Nissan midsized sedan.
By David Herron on
Nissan's latest video on the Nissan Leaf covers what charger installation at home, the speed of charging via various charging station options, fast charging at a CHADEMO DC Fast Charge station, and the optimal charge level.
By David Herron on
Nissan's new series of videos, over the next three weeks, covers the basic questions about the Nissan Leaf coming from the little experience most have with electric cars.
By Anthony Faccenda on
Nissan North America is recognized for being a trailblazer in increasing energy efficiency and reducing vehicle emissions.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
Nissan has invited the public to see it's latest concept, the Nissan Invitation hatchback at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
Nissan has just shown off its latest concept vehicle, the Nissan Hi-Cross which is set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
The Nissan Leaf is helping BlueGrass and BlueGrass legend Del McCoury go underground!
By Patrick Rall on
Among the major debuts at the New York International Auto Show in April will be the 2013 Nissan Altima and while the Japanese automaker has kept their cards close to their chest with the new midsized sedan, they have offered up a short video teasing the new Altima ahead of the New York debut.
By Patrick Rall on
General Motors may not have gotten the start that they had hoped to in the 2012 battle of EVs between their Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf (with the all-electric Nissan edging the Volt in January) but in February 2012 the Chevy Volt battled back in a big way – outselling the Leaf by a margin of more than 2 to 1.
By Aaron Turpen on
The all-electric Nissan Leaf begins nationwide deliveries today, March 1. The EV officially leaves its initial "select markets" to begin sales coast to coast.
By Anthony Faccenda on
Nissan issues a fuel system recall, which may trigger fires. It is the automaker's third recall in just two weeks.
By Anthony Faccenda on
Nissan becomes the fourth automaker this month to recall faulty airbag components manufactured by Autoliv.
By Nicolas Zart on
If rental car companies are going to allow you to test drive electric cars at your leisure, another way will be free events.
By Nicolas Zart on
One of the best and most efficient ways to introduce electric cars is to appeal to car rental companies to rent them to the general public.
By Frank Sherosky on
John Hipchen, who has blogged about his experience of buying and owning a new Nissan Leaf on the coppertalk blog on behalf of the Copper Development Association (CDA), also addressed how to buy an electric car.
By Keith Griffin on
Lost amidst the hype of the new Nissan 370Z introduced at the Chicago Auto Show (still ongoing in the Windy City through Feb. 19) was the North American intro of the Nissan NV200 Compact Cargo Van, which is hitting the market at the right time to make a major impact.
By Anthony Faccenda on
Some 36,000 Nissan Versa owners are expected to receive recall notices, due to a faulty shifter.
By Nicolas Zart on
2012 is shaping up to be a year where you are able to choose from more electric vehicles, EV and plug-in hybrids, PHEV than ever before.
By Keith Griffin on
The new 2013 Nissan 370Z was previewed today for the first time at the Chicago Auto Show and it appears to be a winner with new front fascia and new wheels leading the improvements for the roadster that goes on sale in June.
By Patrick Rall on
The battle of the mainstream electric vehicles headed into its second full year with the start of January 2012 and when the month came to an end – the Nissan Leaf had outsold the Chevrolet Volt by a narrow margin.
By Nicolas Zart on
Nissan’s new Invitation pushes technical innovation by going after the hot B-segment car market.
By Nicolas Zart on
Better Place wants to build battery swapping stations for your electric car to relieve you of the so-called “range anxiety” touted by reluctant automakers. Will it be enough to entice you over to the electric car, EV world?
By Keith Griffin on
The fastest-selling 2012 vehicle, based on days on the lot before they sell, is, of all things, a station wagon, according to a report posted by TrueCar.com on its blog.
By Patrick Rall on
While the new Nissan Pathfinder SUV and the Leaf drivetrain-based electric e-NV200, the Japanese automaker brought out the new, more powerful 2013 Nissan GT-R supercar and today, the company announced that the 2013 GT-R will come with a much bigger price for the next model year.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
Infiniti is giving five lucky couples the chance to win an all expenses paid trip to attend the Spanish Grand Prix, a premiere F1 racing event. How does that sound to all you race fans?
By David Herron on
After ten years in an electric car like the Nissan Leaf, its battery pack might still have 70% of its original capacity, theoretically making it reusable in the smart grid.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
The Nissan 370Z took a podium finish at the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai this afternoon. The four drivers and team-mates who drove the Nissan 370Z all had one thing in common, all were video gamers and have won the Gran Turismo Academy.
By Armen Hareyan on
TorqueNews asked a random Nissan Leaf driver to write about his experience. Brian Keez's story is very interesting as he writes how he obtained his orphaned Leaf and how his father also bought one, spending only 12 dollars a month on charging his EV.
By David Herron on
Instead of showing that "federal investigation of three fires that occurred after Volt crash tests lowered demand for the Chevy Volt" a recent report instead shows interest in the Volt has fallen due to its price.
By David Herron on
The NV200 is Nissan's flexible multi-purpose vehicle, with the e-NV200 slated to be its zero emission electric model starting in 2017.