June 7, 2008
Infiniti Announces Pricing on 2009 FX50 and FX35
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Infiniti has announced pricing on the all-new 2009 Infiniti FX luxury crossover SUV, which goes on sale June 24 at Infiniti retailers in the United States and Canada.
The all-new FX is a showcase of Infiniti's design and technology leadership, offering exceptional levels of power, refinement, versatility and driving exhilaration.
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June 5, 2008
Report: Initial Auto Quality Improves Considerably
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Initial quality in the automotive industry has improved significantly in 2008, with substantial gains demonstrated by nearly three-fourths of the 36 ranked nameplates, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Initial Quality Study (IQS) released today.
Overall quality improves to 118 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) in 2008, down from 125 PP100 in 2007.
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June 3, 2008
Nissan Announces May Sales Up 4.4%
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported May sales of 100,874 units, compared to 93,062 in the prior year. Adjusted for the number of selling days, sales were up 4.4 percent, marking a record May.
On the same basis, Nissan Division sales rose 5.7 percent, from 82,314 units to 90,379 units, while the Infiniti Division saw sales of 10,495 units decrease from 10,748 units the prior year, a decline by 6.0 percent.
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May 20, 2008
Nissan and NEC lauch joint battery operation
TOKYO – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and its subsidiary NEC TOKIN Corporation, today announced that its joint-venture company – Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) – has begun operations. AESC’s start of operation follows the announcement of the joint-venture in April 2007.
AESC will focus on the development and mass production of advanced lithium-ion batteries for a wide range of automotive applications from hybrids, electric vehicles to fuel-cell vehicles.
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May 12, 2008
2008 Fuel Economy Guide Available for Download
The EPA has issued a comprehensive PDF guide to fuel economy of all 2008 vehicles, which you can download by right-clicking here.
In today's gas market, buyers are more sensitive than ever about buying cars that get good mileage, and more important, they want the government ratings to be as accurate as possible -- nobody wants to buy a vehicle that gets 10% worse mileage in the real world than the sticker rating.
To address this situation, the EPA has started using an updated test to assign more accurate MPG ratings to new vehicles, and you can learn about that by watching the video in this post.
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May 7, 2008
Nissan Blazing Trails in Forging Grassroots Relations
DALLAS -- Nissan North America Inc., a pioneer in launching and bringing together international Latino sports and reality TV with the famed El Reto Final Nissan soccer series, is going even more "reality" in bringing together Hispanic initiatives of international magnitude.
As a title sponsor, Nissan has been involved in bringing some of the most exciting international soccer matches to US fans.
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May 2, 2008
Nissan April Sales Slightly Higher
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 75,855 units in April, an increase of 4,731 vehicle sales compared with April 2007.
- Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 66,318 units in April, compared with 61,179 during April 2007. Adjusted for a difference in the number of in selling days, this represents a 0.1 percent increase.
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April 17, 2008
Nissan to issue green purchasing guidelines
TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will issue its Green Procurement Guidelines in April 2008, defining a set of environmental protocol to augment The Nissan-Renault Purchasing Way, which applies to all its global auto-parts and materials suppliers.
The newly issued NissanGreen Procurement Guideline replaces the previous Green Procurement Standards issued in 2001. The new guidelines include the following areas:
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April 6, 2008
Infiniti Lease Offers For April
Infiniti is offering the following lease deals for April:
2008 Infiniti FX Lease -- $399.00 per month for 39 months. $4,899.00 total due at signing.
2008 Infiniti EX Lease -- $429.00 per month for 39 months. $3,929.00 total due at signing.
2008 Infiniti G Lease -- $349.00 per month for 24 months. $3,348.00 total due at signing.
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April 4, 2008
April Infiniti Rebates Available at CurrentAutoRebates.com
Infiniti is offering up to 2.9% financing on the FX SUV, 1.9% financing on the G35 sedan, and 2.9% financing on the QX SUV.
Program ends 4/30/08.
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April 3, 2008
Nissan Enviro Tech on Display at London Science Museum
TOKYO -- A scale model of Nissan’s highly distinctive Pivo electric concept and several other of the company’s environmental technologies will be showcased at the "The Science of Survival" exhibition which opens Saturday April 5 at the prestigious Science Museum in London.
The thought-provoking and interactive exhibition explores how our lives could be affected by environmental changes and resource availability by 2050. The exhibition was developed in consultation with scientists and researchers and is co-sponsored by Nissan.
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April 1, 2008
Nissan Reports March Sales
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 106,921 units in March, up 3.6 percent on a daily sales rate basis. NNA posted a sales increase of 3.0 percent for fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2008, versus FY06.
-- Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 93,100 units in March, a 3.1 percent increase on a daily sales rate basis compared with March's 97,242 units sold.
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March 24, 2008
2008 Infiniti EX, A First for Luxury CUV Buyers
The EX is a new entry for Infiniti in the crossover market, smaller than the popular FX, designed to appeal to first-time luxury SUV buyers, and already proving popular with women buyers.
Based on the G-series sedan platform, the EX provides a car like ride with enhanced room and visibility.
Loaded with high-tech, the Infiniti EX features a round view monitor, that provides drivers with a 360-degree view around the vehicle to simplify parking maneuvers.
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March 20, 2008
2009 Infiniti FX to Offer XM NavTraffic
NEW YORK -- XM, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio, announced that its award-winning real-time XM NavTraffic service will be available on the all-new 2009 Infiniti FX.
For the 2009 model year, the entire lineup of Infiniti vehicles will feature standard XM Radio and, when equipped with a navigation system, XM NavTraffic.
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Hitch Mounted Bicycle Rack Campaign
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nissan and Infiniti are conducting a voluntary recall campaign on 480 Hitch Mounted Bicycle Racks (Nissan / Infiniti part number 999R5-AR000) manufactured by Thule and sold at both Nissan and Infiniti dealerships before December 21, 2007.
Thule determined a pinch point exists on the bicycle rack that could cause a serious hand injury.
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