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Nissan LEAF sales recently hit the 10,000-unit milestone. And, it's for that ever-growing base of LEAF converts that Jim Johnson Nissan, serving the Bowling Green area has an exciting new innovation to share. Okay, okay...it might not be earth shattering. But, it will certainly make your relationship with the Nissan LEAF all that much more enjoyable.

Japanese automaker, Nissan, has released a new app that allows LEAF owners to monitor their EV's battery and real-time driving range right from their Blackberry or Android. It even lets users remotely pre-cool the car, which will likely come as…

The first-generation 2011 Nissan LEAF has won a suite of awards and accolades in its first year on the market. It has earned a Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics, a place on both the 2011 Top Green Cars list and Ward's 10 Best Engines list, a 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). And, let us not forget, it's the 2011 World Car of the Year!

Underlining the Nissan LEAF's position as the 2011 World Car of the Year as well as its IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK designation, is a more…

Nissan launched the "Drive Electric Tour" in fall 2010, giving interested drivers across the country the opportunity to feel the difference of the pure-electric LEAF EV first hand. Needless to say, consumer interest far exceeded Nissan's humble expectations. Approximately 50-thousand test drives were logged by March 27, 2011!

In an effort to give people who didn't get the opportunity to participate in the tour, a chance to get behind the wheel as well, Nissan has effectively decided to launch a Part Two. Underlining the 4,000^th LEAF deliver, the second phase of the "Drive Electric Tour" kicked…

Many people who want an innovative and safe car, without breaking the bank, turn to the Nissan Versa. And, Jim Johnson Nissan, is happy to tell you, Nissan has outdone themselves with the 2012 model slated to hit showroom floors late this summer.

Built on Nissan's new small-car V platform, the 2012 Nissan Versa has 20 percent fewer parts compared to last year's B platform, making it 150 pounds lighter. As you can imagine, this, along with other technological advancements, result in a noticeable improvement in fuel economy. Specifically, the new Nissan Versa will deliver two miles per…

U.S. production of the Nissan LEAF was expected to start late in 2012, at the Smyrna, Tennessee plant. Unfortunately, the aftershock of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 might just force the company to push the date back a bit.

"On March 11 every operation stopped, so all the resources that were in place [to begin manufacturing the LEAF in the U.S.] were used to restore Japan," explains Hideaki Watanabe, Head, Global Zero Emission Vehicle Business Unit, Nissan. "All the milestones and studies to localize production in the United States were stopped."^1…

Nissan has reached a very significant milestone, which after the past couple of trying months is definitely something to celebrate. At the end of May, their Smyrna, TN plant manufactured the automaker's one-millionth Frontier pickup truck.

To honor this major historical accomplishment, Jim Johnson Nissan would like to take a moment to remember the many evolutions that led to the pickup's success today. It actually all began when Nissan took control of DAT Motor Car Co. in 1933 and branded a new, smaller car model with the Datsun automobile marquee.

Nissan's Datsun 1000 fitted with a four-cylinder…

You might have heard or read that Nissan recently made a donation of $115,000 in relief aid to the American Red Cross to help them provide food, clothing, and shelter for storm victims in the southeastern U.S. Pretty generous, right? Well, Nissan didn't think it was enough.

Now, the Japanese automaker is offering their exclusive employee pricing to consumers in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kentucky who have lost, or sustained damage to, their vehicle due to the devastating storms, floods, and tornadoes that have riddled the region. That translates to $1,500 off the dealer…

The Nissan Versa is a staple throughout the industry as being one of the most sot after car available to frugal drivers who value fuel efficiency and price. And for good reason: the Versa offers more comfort and cabin space than you might initially expect. In fact, it has more room than most other cars competing in the subcompact segment (i.e., the Aveo, Fiesta, Fit, forthcoming Sonic, and Yaris). It also offers one of the lowest overall ownership costs of any car available.

It sure is a good deal. But for the next-generation, the engineers at Nissan are making…

On April 17, Nissan divulged photos of a supped-up Nissan LEAF tuned for the race track. As automakers of all levels work toward claiming a stake in the electric car market, the new racing LEAF created by Nissan's Global Design Center in Japan and NISMO (Nissan's motorsport group) helps the Japanese automaker maintain their leadership position in the EV arena.

Officially dubbed the LEAF NISMO RC, the 2-door EV racing prototype easily sprints from 0-62 mph in just 6.85 seconds and offers a top speed of 93 mph. In addition, Nissan projects the retuned LEAF has a…

March was a great month for Nissan, Japan's second-largest automaker. Just out, the numbers reveal the automaker achieved a healthy 9.7 percent increase in U.S. market share - the highest single-month growth in the company's history. Even more remarkable, Nissan U.S. vehicles sales jumped 27 percent, marking one more monthly record.

Among Nissan's award-winning lineup, the Nissan Altima performed particularly well. Comprising 32,289 units of Nissan's 121,141 unit total (a 27-percent jump over last March), the Altima took the title of the "Best-Selling Sedan in America", for the first time ever.

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