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Saturday, March 20th 2010

All the latest news from Nissan

One North East welcome Nissan’s latest investment

Responding to news that the Nissan LEAF will be manufactured at the company’s Sunderland plant, Margaret Fay, Chairman of One North East, said: “Margaret Fay, Chairman of One North East, said: "We are absolutely thrilled at this latest investment by Nissan at its Sunderland factory. "Today’s announcement comes almost a year to the day since [...]

Nissan NV200 1.5 dCi SE road test

Nissan introduced the NV200 to the European market as a concept at the Hanover Motor Show back in 2008 and the production model has set the tone for its future LCV line-up. The NV200 is a nimble package but it also looks good. Important for fleets who like their vehicles to have a bit [...]

Video: 2010 Nissan Juke

The wait is over – the Nissan Juke has been unveiled to the world. Ready to take the small car market by storm, Nissan has revealed a ground-breaking new model that brings all the benefits of the Qashqai in a more compact package. Even though the Juke won’t make its public debut until next month’s Geneva [...]

Nissan Cube road test

A 1.6-litre petrol engine with 109bhp is the sole choice for Cube buyers to begin with. It does a decent, if uninspiring, job of propelling the Cube along, covering 0-62mph in 11.3 seconds to put it on a par with the less powerful versions of the Fiat 500 and Mini that rare its closest [...]

Snow joke, UK exports up, new car registrations, and fleet sales look healthy. Fleet Voice

Fleet Voice Column. Wednesday 13 January 2010 The weather of late has been snow joke, it has caused a lot of disruption and hit the economy hard but there has been good news in recent days from the city. UK exports, new car registrations and fleet sales are looking healthier. It has been a cold start [...]

619 free charging points to be installed by 2011 in North East England

Regional Development Agency One North East and car manufacturer Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today entered the next phase of their partnership on the development of zero emission mobility in North East England. The two parties have signed a definitive agreement which sets out a road map for the roll-out of electric vehicles and infrastructure in North [...]

Nissan opens ‘Cube Store’ in the East End of London (includes video footage)

It has inspired Tokyo for a decade and now the Nissan Cube is set to take London’s East End by storm. Not content with designing the most iconic cars of tomorrow, Nissan Design Europe has turned its hand to architecture and created a hub of creativity and design: Cube Store. Marking the imminent launch of Nissan’s [...]

Nissan NV200: International Van of the Year 2010

Nissan’s NV200 has been awarded the International Van of the Year 2010 by a jury consisting of 23 specialised European journalists representing a readership of more than half a million owners of commercial vehicles. “The Jury was particularly impressed by the fact that Nissan created a compact light commercial vehicle that sets new standards in terms [...]

Nissan’s concept sketch of electric light commercial vehicle

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, has released a concept sketch of a light commercial electric vehicle based on the newly launched NV200. The low-cost multi-purpose vehicle would allow ambulance drivers to drive directly into the hospital or van and taxi drivers to enter urban areas where CO2 emissions are restricted.  The van is one of four electric [...]

Nissan revises up FY09 full-year forecast

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, today announced financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2009, ending March 31, 2010, as well as second-quarter performance.  In the six months through September, net income after taxes totalled 9.0 billion yen (US $90 million, euro 70 million), down 92.9% compared with the same period last year.  The [...]

Renault-Nissan Alliance to promote zero-emission mobility

The Renault–Nissan Alliance and the city of Barcelona today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote the development of zero emission mobility in the Catalan capital. The two organizations will work together to identify areas of co-operations in promoting the use of zero emission vehicles in the city. Barcelona has made environmental sustainability a key [...]

Scrappage scheme sees 40% increase in Micra production

Nissan’s Sunderland Plant is feeling the benefits of the UK scrappage scheme with a 40% increase in Micra production. The news comes as the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced that UK vehicle production has slowed to it slowest rate of decline in September since the crisis began. Around 11,000 Micras rolled off the line [...]

Nissan has good news for Sunderland

Nissan says it will build its new sporty crossover model based on the Qazana concept at its plant in the North East of England and the Sunderland factory is emerging as a favourite to assemble the new Leaf electric car, which is due to debut next year. The factory’s former boss, Colin Dodge, who now has [...]

Carlos Ghosn reveals zero-emission Infiniti

Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn revealed that the third electric vehicle to join the company’s zero emission fleet will be an all-new model Infiniti. The model will ride on an all-new platform and will not be available with conventional petrol or diesel engines, and will form part of a push by Nissan to have 10 per cent [...]

Nissan Note named supermini of the year

One of the UK’s best value new superminis is now an award winning used car too. Nissan’s Note has scooped the title of What Car? Used Car of the Year 2009 – Best Supermini. “You’ll be surprised just how much room there is inside. In fact, it’s so successful in its use of space that you can [...]

Nissan’s new Global Headquarters Gallery to open in August

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd today announced that the “Nissan Global Headquarters Gallery” will open its doors on August 8th. The Gallery will be the central feature of the new Global Headquarters located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, welcoming visitors and customers to share in the Nissan experience. The first-floor gallery boasts an area four times larger [...]

Gordon Brown welcomes Nissan’s investment

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today welcomed Nissan’s intention to invest more than £200m over the next five years in a new battery factory in Sunderland. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery plant, Nissan’s European Centre of Excellence for Battery Manufacturing, comes as the Prime Minister announced the region would become the UK’s [...]

From Open golf to Hybrid cars – Green is the order of the day: Fleet Voice

Fleet Voice Column: July 22nd 2009 Anyone that was a sports fan must have been glued to the television at the weekend as 59-year old Tom Watson went to make history and win the Claret Jug for a record sixth time. In the end it came down to putting and the final drama on the greens, green [...]

Nissan invests in UK battery manufacturing plants

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., within the Renault-Nissan Alliance, today announced together with the governments of the United Kingdom and Portugal their plans to build two plants for the production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries in Europe. In doing so, the Renault-Nissan Alliance marks the first significant step towards producing batteries for its Zero Emission Mobility [...]

Nissan dealership awarded top accolade

Nissan dealer, J Edgar & Son, has been awarded the coveted title of Best UK Dealership for Customer Service in the 2009 Nissan Global Nissan Sales and Service Way (NSSW) Awards. The Rowrah Nissan dealership is the only UK dealership to win one of the annual NSSW (Nissan Sales and Service Way) awards, the highest accolade [...]

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