Category: Nissan (Page 9 of 10)

2011 Nissan JUKE Sport Cross Review

September 5, 2010 /

The staff at Bullz-Eye.com recently had the opportunity to review the 2011 Nissan JUKE Sport Cross and had some great commentary on the ride. Read what they had to say below!

If you’re looking for a new car that will get you noticed but you don’t want to break the bank, you ought to test drive the new Nissan JUKE. Nissan’s bold new entry in the sport crossover market has head-turning styling and an engine with a nice kick. The car immediately grabs your attention with a front end that turns conventional styling on its head. The turn signals are integrated into the front fenders in a spot where you might expect to find the headlights, but with a closer look you’ll see the round headlights below the turn signals. It won’t appeal to everyone, but we suspect it will be a big hit with a large number of guys in their 20s.

If you do decide to take a test drive, you’ll find out quickly that the JUKE is fun to drive. The JUKE sports a standard 188-horsepower 1.6-liter Direct Injection Gasoline turbo 4-cylinder engine, and it offers an advanced torque vectoring all-wheel drive (AWD) system as an optional upgrade over the front-wheel drive version. We were very impressed with the performance as we drove a JUKE with the AWD option around the beautiful scenery surrounding Vancouver. The handling on the JUKE is excellent with the AWD system and you’ll enjoy zipping around tight turns.

Read the entire article here.

Car Reviews, New Cars, Nissan, SUV

Nissan sees higher profit on U.S., China sales

May 13, 2010 /

Looks like the combo of a recovering North American market and the booming Chinese market makes for bigger profits for Nissan. Forecasts are for profits to more than triple for the fiscal year and the near term looks good from our seats. Nissan has some new products hitting the market this year and early next year so it will be interesting to see how those products are received in the market place.

From AutoNews.com:

TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co. forecast profit will more than triple this fiscal year as auto demand recovers in North America and sales grow in China.

Nissan, Japan’s third-largest automaker, may boost net income to 150 billion yen ($1.6 billion) for the year ending March 31, from 42.4 billion yen a year earlier, the company said in a statement today. Sales may rise to 8.2 trillion yen from 7.5 trillion yen.

CEO expects Nissan’s sales in China to increase 14 percent this fiscal year, while North American deliveries may increase 13 percent to 1.2 million as the world’s second-largest auto market recovers from a recession.

Read the full article here.

News, Nissan

Nissan expanding in China

May 9, 2010 /

Nissan is putting their foot on the gas pedal in China with an expansion that will increase production to over 900,000 units per year by 2012. China has kept the world auto market out of the cellar and with all of the big investments coming from global players like Nissan, China’s growth in this segment of the economy is poised to more than out pace the west.

The new offering from Nissan will be a mid sized sedan named the Kizashi.

From theTruthAboutCars.com:

Did we say that Japanese brands have to do something to stop the erosion of market share in China? Nissan took the advice and said today that they started construction of their second factory in China’s southern Guangdong Province. According to The Nikkei [sub], the factory will open in 2012 with an annual capacity of 240,000 vehicles.

The plant is part of Dongfeng Nissan, a joint venture between Nissan and Dongfeng Motor Co. Together with their first plant, Nissan will have capacity for 600,000 units in China. By end of 2012, Nissan plans to increase their total annual capacity to 900,000 units, up 70 percent from the 2009 level.

Read the full article here.

News, Nissan

Nissan collects $650,000 from buyers who just want to be first

April 26, 2010 /

Looks like demand is there for the new Nissan Leaf but how many can they build? With this type of excitement and demand around vehicles like the Leaf and the upcoming Chevy Volt electric cars might finally be for real in the marketplace. Both companies need to answer the call and get these machines rolling off the assembly lines early and often.

From AutoNews.com:

In three days, U.S. consumers gave $656,865 to Nissan for the chance to buy a Leaf electric sedan when it arrives in December.

Ain’t capitalism grand.

Starting on Tuesday, April 20, consumers could pony up $99 for what was called a refundable reservation fee. By Friday morning, 6,635 would-be buyers had charged the fee to their credit cards.

For their money, they got…well, nothing, really.

This is not a deposit on the car. It doesn’t count against the $32,780 sticker price.

Read the full article here.

New Cars, Nissan

Renault-Nissan, Daimler alliance may see ‘billions’ in savings

April 6, 2010 /

This thing could actually work and it’s the kind of alliance Mr. Ghosn has been searching for in the past few years. Listen, Nissan has some of the hottest cars on the market with more on the way. Bring back the 280zx and it’s on baby!

From AutoNews.com:

TOKYO (Bloomberg News) — Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG expect to save “billions of euros” by sharing development costs as part of an equity-swap alliance, two people with direct knowledge of the talks said.

The automakers aim to sign an agreement that will include cross-shareholdings from 3 percent to 4 percent as early as Wednesday in Brussels, said the people, who declined to be identified as the discussions are private. They plan to share development costs for platforms and technologies including powertrains, the people said.

Read the full article here.

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