Nissan news articles 
Battery leasing for electric vehicles removes the uncertainty of battery durability and replacement cost
According to Glass’s figures released at a RAC Foundation event last week, battery leasing for electric vehicles could provide whole life costs superior to other commercial approaches. The report compared values for an EV with the battery included, an EV with a leased battery and a range-extender EV. The values show that the Nissan Leaf, the purchase cost of which includes the battery, retains 35 percent of its value after three years and 36,... [more]
Nissan delivers first Nissan LEAF electric family cars to UK customers
Nissan has begun deliveries of the first Nissan LEAF - the 100% electric, mass produced, affordable family car - to UK customers. Smooth Radio DJ Mark Goodier has been driving electric cars for the last decade. “The great thing about electric cars is that the fuel distribution is already in place. We all have mains electricity at home. We have it at work and councils are already working on how to install thousands of charging points at the roa... [more]
Electric car buyers need to hunt around for the best insurance deal
Some new electric car owners find it difficult getting quotes to insure their new greener form of transport while others maybe shocked at the cost. This tends to confirms that the insurance industry is still adjusting to the presence of electric cars on the UK roads. Investigating how ready car insurance firms and their websites are for electric cars, TheGreenCarWebsite found that, as the first electric car models make their first UK deliverie... [more]
First shipment of electric Nissan LEAFs for Europe
UK customers have been able to pre-order the Nissan LEAF since September 2010 ahead of deliveries starting in the coming weeks. Pre-orders for the Nissan LEAF, which is powered by an advanced lithium-ion battery, have reached more than 27,000 units globally. The zero-emission car is currently built in Japan, but will be manufactured in Sunderland from 2013, following the start of production of lithium-ion batteries for such cars at the plant in ... [more]
Buyers of new vehicles can beat rising fuel prices and taxes by clever shopping
New cars emit 20% less CO2 on average than a car bought in 2000 and the lowest emitting vehicles in every vehicle class perform between 26% and 42% better than their class average. Also, with the introduction of pure electric and hybrid electric vehicles, plus groundbreaking enhancements to petrol and diesel engines, there has never been a wider choice of fuel-efficient, cost-effective vehicles. As New Year fuel price and VAT rate increases hi... [more]
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Nissan bucks trend as Q3 profits rise
Japanese car giant Nissan on Wednesday bucked the national trend in falling auto profits, saying its third-quarter results were up on year as solid global sales offset the impact of a strong yen.
Nissan sees annual profits beating Toyota, Honda
Nissan Motor Co is on track to be the most profitable of Japan's three big automakers this year, after record car sales last year and improved market share in every major region pushed up quarterly operating ...
2016 Olympic organizers add Nissan as sponsor
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games.
Nissan quarterly profit up despite floods, yen
Nissan Motor Co.'s fiscal third quarter profit rose 3.2 percent on healthier sales that offset production damage from flooding in Thailand as well as a battering on earnings from a strong yen.
Nissan quarterly profit rises despite floods, yen
Nissan's quarterly profit rose 3.2 percent on healthier sales that offset production damage from flooding in Thailand and a battering from the strong yen.
Rio 2016 adds Nissan as local Olympic sponsor
Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games.
2016 Rio Olympic organizers add Nissan as local sponsor
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games.
Nissan Q3 up on brisk sales, keeps forecasts
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co pushed up quarterly operating profit by 3.6 percent as record car sales last year boosted its market share in every major region, and it kept its full-year forecast unchanged at the highest level among Japan's top automakers. Despite launching few new models, Nissan increased its global auto sales by 14 percent last year to 4.67 million vehicles, and ...
Nissan NV200 Compact Cargo Van and 2013 Nissan 370Z Debut at Chicago Auto Show
CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Three key future Nissan vehicles – the all-new 2013 Nissan NV200 compact cargo van, the revised 2013 Nissan 370Z sports car and the Pathfinder Concept, a preview of ...
Nissan Third-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates on China Sales
Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second- biggest automaker, reported third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as the carmaker reached record sales in China.
