Posts Tagged ‘nissan’

Design: Please Check for Snakes When Exiting the Cab

Monday, December 12th, 2011

To prepare New York City’s next taxi, the Nissan NV200, for the city’s streets, the company is road testing the van at its Arizona proving grounds on a road complete with uneven surfaces and potholes.

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Design: Please Check for Snakes When Exiting the Cab

VIDEO: Studying drivers’ brain signals

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Scientists at a Swiss university are working with car manufacturer Nissan to find out if they could use brain signals to improve car safety.

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VIDEO: Studying drivers’ brain signals

The Electric Leaf’s True Believers Won’t Leave Well Enough Alone

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Groups of Nissan Leaf owners have been using their 21st-century engineering skills to tinker with the electric vehicle.

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The Electric Leaf’s True Believers Won’t Leave Well Enough Alone

The Leaf: electric, except when it’s diesel?

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Pardon my recurrent electric-car obsession, but I simply couldn’t resist snarkily linking to this item from Automotive News, about the new Nissan Leaf. Money paragraphs: Read full article > >

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The Leaf: electric, except when it’s diesel?

New Nissan built in Sunderland

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Workers at Nissan’s Sunderland plant will build the new version of the Qashqai, the manufacturer announces.

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New Nissan built in Sunderland

New York picks Nissan as new taxi

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

New York says Japan’s Nissan Motor has won a contract to provide the next generation of the city’s ubiquitous yellow taxis.

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Auto sales rise

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

GM sales rose 26 percent, beating analysts’ estimates. Ford and Nissan also saw increases, though they were smaller than expected.

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Car plant workers in Japan ‘safe’

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Car maker Nissan says staff from its Sunderland plant who were in Japan when a devastating quake hit are safe.

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Car plant workers in Japan ‘safe’

Mitsubishi and Nissan boost ties

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Carmakers Nissan and Mitsubishi say they will increase levels of co-operation between the two firms in Japan and the Middle East.

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Mitsubishi and Nissan boost ties

Wheels: Dispute Over Nissan Leaf’s Range

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Two federal agencies say they know how far the new Nissan Leaf will go on a fully charged battery. They just don’t agree.

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Wheels: Dispute Over Nissan Leaf’s Range

Nissan Recalls 2.14 Million Cars

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it would recall 2.14 million March/Micra, Cube and about a dozen other models in its third-biggest recall, to fix a faulty ignition relay that could cause engine problems.

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Nissan to recall 2.1 million cars

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

The Japanese car company Nissan is recalling more than two million vehicles because of a faulty engine control system.

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Nissan to recall 2.1 million cars

E.P.A. Struggles Over Fuel Ratings for Plug-In Cars

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Just two months before Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf enter showrooms, how the E.P.A. will measure the cars’ fuel economy remains a question.

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E.P.A. Struggles Over Fuel Ratings for Plug-In Cars

Buyers Find Electric Car Brings Perks

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Perks for buyers of the Nissan Leaf include tax credits, rebate checks, a free charging unit and even free parking in some areas.

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Buyers Find Electric Car Brings Perks

Nissan increases China production

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Japanese carmaker Nissan increases its vehicle production target for China over the next couple of years.

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