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 6, 2008
Nissan Names Alan Buddendeck Communications Vice President
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nissan North America, Inc., today announced that Alan J. Buddendeck has been appointed Vice President, Corporate Communications, succeeding Frederique Le Greves who will transfer to Renault Headquarter as of July 1st. Her assignment at Renault will be announced later.
Buddendeck, whose appointment is effective today, will be responsible for all internal, product and corporate communications and will oversee communications activities in the national and regional U.S. offices as well as in Canada and Mexico. Le Greves has been in the position for nearly four years. They will transition until mid-June.
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Nissan GT-R Sold Out in US, Attracts 1,500 Europe Pre-Orders
CASCAIS, Portugal, 5th May 2008 - Just one month after the European order books were opened for its all-new supercar, Nissan has received over 1500 orders for the GT-R.
Selected dealers across Europe began taking orders on 2nd April, with on-line orders starting two days later. Since then the 56 nominated High Performance Dealers across Europe have already taken a year’s supply of orders in one month. Nine hundred and fifty orders for GT-R have been taken in the UK alone.
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May 4, 2008
Top twenty best selling small cars for April 2008
Americans rediscovered cars in April 2008, with small cars in particular accounting for nearly one in five of all vehicles sold in an otherwise down month.
Toyota had four vehicles in the top twenty, General Motors had three; Nissan, Hyundai and Kia had two apiece. And Dodge has a hit with the Caliber, which made the list at number 9.
With people paying nearly $4 per gallon of gas nationwide, it appears that the free market has achieved what environmentalists have been clamoring about for years -- to conserve fuel by buying smaller vehicles.
The top twenty best selling small cars for April 2008:
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Top ten best selling crossovers for April 2008
Overall, pickups and SUV sales were down 17.4% in April and are down 13.5% for the year to date. The one bright spot is the crossover and small wagon category, which was down 0.4% for the month but has edge up 1.9% for the year.
In general, crossover utility vehicles are built on car platforms, while traditional SUVs are built on truck frames. CUVs are smaller, lighter and get better gas mileage than big SUVs -- one way to think of them is that they are really modern station wagons, but shorter and with a higher profile.
This months list of the top ten selling crossovers features three vehicles from General Motors, and two each from Ford and Toyota. Also of note, the new Nissan Rogue made the list at number ten.
The top ten best selling crossovers for April 2008:
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Top ten best selling cars for April 2008
With gas prices at record highs in the U.S., consumers are buying cars in greater percentage than light trucks and SUVs, a reversal of a long-term trend.
In April, 52.6% of vehicles sold were cars, a gain of 5.2% over the same month last year.
Of particular note is that both General Motors and Toyota both notched three cars apiece in the top ten.
The top ten best selling cars for April 2008:
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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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May 1, 2008
Nissan GT-R delivers smoking track time
CASCAIS, Portugal -- Nissan today announced that its GT-R supercar achieved a lap time at the infamous Nurburgring in Germany of seven minutes and 29 seconds.
Recorded on April 16 and 17, the GT-R used was a base specification car and fitted with the standard Japanese market tires. Driven by GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki, this latest lap time beats the previous fastest time for the GT-R by nine seconds.
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April 30, 2008
Steve Parrett named Nissan manufacturing communications manager
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Steve Parrett, communications manager in Nissan North America, Inc.’s South Central Region, will become Manager, Manufacturing Communications, based in Tennessee. His appointment is effective May 1.
In his new position, Parrett will be responsible for external communications activities involving NNA’s assembly plants in Smyrna, Tenn., and Canton, Miss., and the company’s powertrain plant in Decherd, Tenn.
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April 29, 2008
Nissan Develops Innovative Concept Car With X-by-Wire Technology
CASCAIS, Portugal -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today unveiled a new concept car called "EA2" equipped with X-by-Wire technology.
X-by-Wire technology uses wires and electrical impulses instead of mechanical linkages for the control of major systems such as steering, braking and transmission. This eliminates many restrictions in how vehicle systems are integrated, allowing greater flexibility in vehicle packaging. EA2 is based on the first generation Murano crossover.
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April 25, 2008
Urban freeriders hit the city streets for European championships
ROLLE, Switzerland -- Urban mountain bike freeriders will take street riding to a new level this weekend in Milan, as the world’s leading riders kick-off the fight for a €100,000 prize.
The Nissan Qashqai Challenge takes place on exciting bespoke courses in Milan, Madrid, and Munich during April and May where four spectacular weekend competitions will reach its climax at London’s Tate Modern art gallery on 24th May.
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April 22, 2008
Nissan Enters Light Truck Business in Russia
Tokyo -- Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., is announcing plans to enter the Russian light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in 2008. Nissan Motor Rus, will launch the NP300 pick up and the Cabstar light duty truck in September, this year. The range will be extended to six products by the end of 2011.
The vehicles will be sold through a network of specialised Nissan LCV centres, which will be constituted as part of the existing Nissan dealer network.
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April 18, 2008
Video: Chrysler Signs Deal with Nissan
Five significant stories from Chrysler LLC the week of April 18, 2008: Stories include: Chrysler and Nissan new agreements, National Dodge Journey Drive for the Kids School Challenge, GEMs in Washington, Frank Klegon kicks off SAE and Bob Nardelli closes SAE.
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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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Nissan expands UK axle shop
Sunderland, UK -- Nissan is to create 128 jobs at its plant in Sunderland in response to the continued sales success of the award-winning Qashqai.
In January, Nissan announced that the plant had launched one of its largest ever recruitment campaigns to hire 800 staff, ahead of the implementation of a third production shift in June.
The plant is now looking to recruit extra staff as its axle production shop undergoes a £5 million expansion to support a significant increase in Qashqai volume. Of the 128 posts needed to staff the new axle operation, 50 are in addition to the 800 previously announced.
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