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Nissan Global Production Cuts Imperil CEO’s Recovery Plan

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On Thursday, Nissan slashed its operating-profit outlook to ¥500 billion for the year through March 2025, down from its prior forecast of ¥600 billion — far more than analysts had expected — due to weak sales in Japan and the US. How Nissan fares in the world’s largest car market could prove crucial to its chances of success.

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Nissan global production cuts imperil CEO’s recovery plan

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By: Bloomberg | Updated on: 26 Jul 2024, 21:51 PM Nissan slashed its operating profit outlook to ¥500 billion ($3.3 billion) for the year through March 2025, down from its prior forecast of 600 Yen bi … Nissan slashed its operating profit outlook to ¥500 billion ($3.3 in 2023, according to data by Marklines Co.

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2017 Nissan Leaf Renderings: How Conservative Will Design Be?

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It''s long been acknowledged that the current Nissan Leaf electric car is a radical and distinctive design, just as the landmark 2004 Toyota Prius hybrid was. But some portion of potential buyers, who may be amenable to the benefits of driving a battery-electric vehicle, won''t consider the Leaf because of its "weird" looks.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard.

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Infiniti to introduce hybrid version of 2014 QX60 crossover; first application of new FF-Hybrid system

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QX60 Hybrid. will introduce a new gasoline-electric hybrid version of the QX60 crossover into the US lineup this summer, following its world debut at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. The new Infiniti QX60 Hybrid is projected to realize fuel economy of 26 mpg US (9.0 Source: Nissan. Click to enlarge.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Based on longer term trends since MY 2004, truck SUVs have the largest cumulative percentage fuel economy improvement of 27%, followed by both cars and car SUVs at 23%. Non-hybrid stop/start systems represent about 5% of the projected MY 2014 market.

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Ford pairs with Chinese maker Zotye for electric-car expansion

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maker to build hybrid cars, starting in 2004, and it launched its Focus Electric hatchback in December 2011, just a year after the arrival of the Nissan Leaf. It also continues to sell Energi plug-in hybrid versions of its mid-size Fusion sedan and its compact C-Max tall hatchback, two vehicles now in their sixth model.

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