Production is under way for Nissan’s latest global compact vehicle – appropriately named, given the time of year, the Nissan March.
The vehicle will be officially launched on March 26 as part of the Bangkok International Motor Show but work has already begun on the model in Thailand where it will be the first car to [...]

Popular city car the Nissan Micra has proven to be a hit at the Geneva Motor Show as the all-new fourth generation was revealed by Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn today.
“Combine 25 years’ experience of designing compact cars for city driving… with a totally new, versatile platform and Nissan production know-how… and the result is modern, [...]

The woes continue for the Japanese automotive industry after a host of additional recalls were announced.
First Suzuki Motor declared that it would be recalling more than 430,000 Suzuki and Mazda small vans in Japan to fix a defective air conditioning unit that could potentially catch fire.
In a statement outlining the recall of its 2005-2009 Suzuki [...]

Next week the 80th International Geneva Motor Show will open to petrolheads, motoring journalists and trade, filled to the brum with updated models, crazy concepts and flashy new cars. Manufacturers have been gearing up to this event for months, many of them using it as a target to show off the first glimpses of their [...]

Nissan has found a new path for its best selling pick up and its SUV sibling – the Nissan Navara and Pathfinder – and given them both a makeover just in time for next week’s Geneva Motor Show.
Updates include a new 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine, improvements to the 2.5-litre dCi diesel, greater levels of passive [...]

As one of the biggest dates in the petrolhead’s diary approaches, the Geneva Motor Show, Nissan is preparing for the world premiere of its global compact car and the Juke small crossover at the event. The car maker’s Leaf electric vehicle, which we announced yesterday would be part of the Hertz car rental line-up early [...]

Car rental firm Hertz has joined forces with Nissan to bring zero-emission electric cars to its rental fleets in the US and Europe by early 2011. In its bid to provide greener cars for hire, Hertz will develop a program for the roll-out of Nissan LEAF at selected rental sites in those two major markets.
The [...]

Environmentally conscious motorists chomping at the bit for the start of the electric car revolution will be thrilled to hear that an official release date has been announced for the Nissan LEAF.
Nissan Motor Corporation will be taking “firm” orders for the battery powered car in the United States starting in August this year – and [...]

Nissan has finally released details and pictures of its long awaited Nissan Juke, the younger brother of the Murano large crossover and the Qashqai, and is set to take the small car market by storm.
Nissan says Juke is a distinctive combination of SUV toughness and sporting style. From a design standpoint, the lower portion of [...]

Nissan is to introduce a temporary third production shift at its manufacturing plant in Sunderland, creating 400 temporary jobs,  in response to high demand for the Qashqai.
Throughout 2009 the plant has been working hard to satisfy orders on two shifts, but sales of the popular crossover have now reached levels where demand is out-stripping supply.
And Nissan [...]