Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co. announced today that it will phase in fuel-efficiency meters on all new models to promote awareness of more economical driving habits. The move is part of the company's overall efforts to launch a wide range of environmental technologies under its mid-term environmental action plan: Nissan Green Program 2010. This new feature will also be introduced on existing models to ...
Rolle, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - - EX Revealed 16 August at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance - Innovative Coupe Crossover Concept - Standard 'ATTESA E-TS' All-Wheel Drive - Powered by a 3.5-litre 290hp V6 (US Specification) - First Introduction of the Advanced Around View Monitor System - To be Launched Progressively Across Europe Starting From Autumn 2008 Together With the G ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - - TIIDA to be Launched in Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Austria and Portugal - On Sale From January 2008 - Four and Five Door Models, Three Engines (Two Petrol, One Diesel) Nissan Europe announced today that it will introduce the TIIDA model to a further five markets early next year, following its recent selective European launch. As from January 2008, Germany, ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - In the news release, "Nissan Reports July Sales in Europe" issued on 8 Aug 2007 15:11 GMT, by Nissan Europe Bloomberg:NISS@FP over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the second point in the third paragraph should read: - Navara performed well across Europe and was the leader of the pick-up segment across many markets including Spain with 28.4% ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 48,100 vehicles (i) in July 2007, an increase of 8.6% compared to the same month last year. This is the fourth consecutive month this fiscal year in which Nissan sales in Europe have been higher year-on-year. The strongest performers were the UK, France, Netherlands, Russia, central and eastern Europe, Belgium plus some independent markets. ...
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has developed an innovative "pop-up engine hood" to help reduce head impact injuries in the event of a pedestrian collision. The new safety feature will debut on the new Skyline coupe, set for release this fall in Japan. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070802/267964 ) The concept of the pop-up hood is based on a very simple principle: to help ...
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - - Global Vehicle Sales up 5.9% on Demand for New Product Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced that consolidated net income after tax totaled 92.3 billion yen (US $764 million, euro 566 million) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2008, down 16.2% compared with the same period a year ago. The drop in net ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - New Products and Expansion to Drive Growth Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced plans to grow its light commercial vehicle (LCV) business in Europe by 2010 by introducing new products and expanding into new markets. "Nissan has a long tradition in the European LCV sector and plays a key role in important markets like Spain, Italy, France and the UK," said Brian Carolin, senior ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has today revealed a highly innovative small van concept at Nissan Design Europe (NDE). Called NV200 and due to be given its worldwide debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in October, the concept turns conventional light commercial design inside out... literally. Its most striking feature is a storage pod which extends from the van's load area when the vehicle is parked. As the pod is deployed, the now empty load bay is ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced the official opening of a state-of-the-art field quality centre (FQC) at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe located in Cranfield, Bedfordshire in the UK. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070711/264680 The new facility, which was built at a cost of 4.5 million euros (US$6.13 million(i)), will play a leading role for product ...
St. Petersburg, Russia (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the start of construction of its new US$200 million vehicle assembly plant in St. Petersburg, which is due to open in early 2009. Carlos Tavares, executive vice president of corporate strategy, product planning & design at Nissan, called the new plant "the next significant step ...
Aartselaar, Belgium (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe, Marubeni Corporation and Marubeni Europe Plc signed an agreement on 6 June 2007 agreeing on the terms and conditions under which Nissan Europe may purchase from Marubeni Corporation and Marubeni Europe Plc, 100% of the shares in Nissan Belgium N.V.. The effective purchase of the shares in Nissan Belgium N.V is subject to certain conditions, including prior approval ...
Berlin (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Company is participating in the 2007 Global Summit of Women held in Berlin, Germany from June 14-16th. Ms. Yukiko Yoshimaru, general manager of Nissan's Diversity Development Office, today spoke at the "Leaders' Voices in the Work/Family Debate" dialogue session, highlighting Nissan's diversity practices at the workplace within the context of Japan's corporate environment. Ms. ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 50,083 vehicles (X) in May 2007, an increase of 3.6% compared to the same month last year. The success of Nissan's compact crossover, QASHQAI, continues with an impressive order bank which has now reached 60,000 units. Despite the run-out phase of the current X-TRAIL, the compact SUV saw a strong performance in May. This popular model has consistently been among the best-selling compact SUVs ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Bryan Barr has been appointed by Nissan Europe as its new vice president of finance, replacing Peter Dickey who moves into the role of Director of business development. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070605/259777 ) In this senior role, Barr will oversee all areas of finance, including financial planning, ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - - Receives Record Points for Adult Occupant Protection Nissan Motor Co.'s popular new QASHQAI model has been awarded the maximum five-star rating for adult occupant protection from the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), with the highest ever recorded score for any vehicle. QASHQAI was awarded 36.83 points out of a maximum 37 points by the independent crash ...
Sunderland, England (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan's Sunderland Plant has started exporting its second model to Japan in the space of just ten weeks. In March, QASHQAI became the first Sunderland-built model in over a decade to be exported back to Nissan's home market. Now, the plant's Micra C+C convertible will join it on dealer forecourts across the country. Although Japanese motorists have been driving the ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Production began this week at Nissan's factory, situated in Sunderland, north-east England, of the new Qashqai compact crossover equipped with the state-of-the-art 2.0-litre dCi engine. Equipped with this engine, the Qashqai is available in both 2WD and 4WD drivetrains. The 2.0-litre dCi engine - engine code M1D - produces 110kW (150HP) at 4000rpm and 320Nm of torque at 2000rpm, ...
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - - Leading Company to Mass Produce Lithium-ion Batteries for the Global Automotive Community Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and its subsidiary, NEC TOKIN Corporation, have signed an agreement to establish a joint-venture company - Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) - to focus on lithium-ion battery business for wide-scale automotive application by 2009. Nissan ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Alfonso E. Albaisa has been appointed vice president of Nissan Design Europe (NDE) located in Paddington, London, effective April 1, 2007. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070330/251615 ) Albaisa replaces Satoru Tai, who will return to Japan. In his new role, the 42-year-old Cuban-American will head a team of more than 50 international designers, modelers and ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 32,468 vehicles(x) in February 2007, a decrease of 4% compared to the same month last year. Year to date, Nissan sold 61,874 vehicles in Europe, a decrease of 5.3% compared to the same period last year. Total industry volume was down 2.8% this month in Western Europe, compared to last year, particularly in markets such as Spain, Portugal and ...
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced changes to its senior global management team. All changes are effective April 1, 2007. "The priority for our new management team is to act decisively on the multiple challenges facing Nissan and to boost our overall performance in 2007," said Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn. Executive Vice Presidents - Hidetoshi Imazu, senior vice ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Simon Thomas has been appointed as vice president of sales operations for Nissan Europe effective April 1, 2007. Thomas, who is currently vice president for sales and marketing for both the Nissan and Infiniti brands in Nissan Canada, replaces Christian Meunier who will become vice president of model line marketing for Nissan ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced it has established a dynamic performance facility in the town of Troisdorf near Bonn, its first such dedicated facility in the world. The 1,260-square-meter facility is responsible for the dynamic performance target setting of Nissan vehicles in Europe, including the Infiniti luxury brand which be launched across Europe in 2008. The facility ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced it has established a dynamic performance facility in the town of Troisdorf near Bonn, its first such dedicated facility in the world. The 1,260-square-meter facility is responsible for the dynamic performance target setting of Nissan vehicles in Europe, including the Infiniti luxury brand which be launched across Europe in 2008. The facility ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Jean-Paul Mari has been appointed by Nissan Europe as its new Vice President of Communications. In this senior role, Mari will oversee all areas of communications including corporate, product, design and technology and internal across Nissan's European operations in 31 countries and will report directly to Eric Nicolas, Senior ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - - World Premiere of a New Model for Europe - Extensive Revisions to 350Z inclUding: - New Generation VQ Engine - Increase in Power and Torque - Redesigned Bonnet Profile - New Exterior and Interior Colours - New Tyres for Improved Refinement Nissan will be unveiling for the first time anywhere in the world a new model which will reinforce the company's ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 49,054 vehicles (1) in December 2006, an increase of 50.7% over the same month last year. Year to date Nissan sold 539,773 vehicles in Europe, a decrease of 0.2% compared to the same period last year. HIGHLIGHTS BY COUNTRY - Nissan in France sold 3,559 units in December, registering a 2.8% decrease compared to last year. Year to date ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 42,950 vehicles (1) in November 2006, an increase of 25.3% over the same month last year. Year to date Nissan sold 490,719 vehicles in Europe, a decrease of 3.5% compared to the same period last year. HIGHLIGHTS BY COUNTRY - Nissan in France sold 3,499 units in November, registering a 25.6% increase compared to last year. Year to date ...
Sunderland, England (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan's latest model, the Qashqai, will begin rolling off the production line today at its plant in Sunderland. Qashqai is a compact crossover, combining the best attributes of a traditional family hatchback with the option of advanced 4x4 capability. Around 130,000 will be produced in Sunderland, alongside Note, Primera, Micra and Micra C+C, potentially increasing total annual volume to around 400,000 units by the end of ...