The Nissan GT-R - one of the most coveted roadsters in America. For years, the GT-R was not even available in North America, much to the dismay of many Japanese sports car enthusiasts in The States. Only a few years have passed since Nissan decided to export "Godzilla" to a US audience. And now it's official - the 2012 GT-R will come to over at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Nissan unveiled the GT-R in Japan this week, while making the announcement it would also be on display at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show this November.
Few details were released…
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Nissan and Smart, the company which builds those tiny Fortwo mini autos, have come together, and now Nissan will work on a smaller 4-door vehicle for the American consumer.
Smart is distributed exclusively by Penske Automotive Group in the US, through its subsidiary, Smart USA. The Smart brand is owned by Germany's Daimler AG, and it currently sells just one car, the two-passenger Smart ForTwo minicar, in the United States.
"Now we have the good fortune to meet the needs of what our dealers and our consumers have told us they want," said Smart USA President Jill Lajdziak. "They…
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Nissan, the Japanese auto maker, and a Chinese electric car company are planning on sharing technology, at least according to Nissan.
Nissan officials are scrambling to explain a surprise statement Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn made this week about sharing electric car technology with Nissan's Chinese joint-venture partner. Nissan CEO Ghosn's recent electric-car comments caught auto execs off guard, as the company explores the possibility of jointly producing and selling its Leaf electric cars…
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The 2011 Nissan Leaf EV is a revolutionary car for Nissan's 2011 line up. Nissan has never produced a car like this one which has raised some concern, what type of person is Nissan targeting with a car like this? Well, celebrities for one. Bill Nye The Science Guy will be driving one soon. So will Alyssa Milano and Lance Armstrong. But what about non-celebrity types?
A study done by Nissan shows that your…
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