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OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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JUNE 27, 2023

The 2024 Nissan LEAF is on sale now with a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $28,140. Dealer sets actual price. MSRP excludes applicable tax, title, license fees and destination charges. Prices and specs are subject to change without notice. Destination and handling $1,095.)

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Nissan plans to triple the current electric vehicle quick-charging infrastructure in the United States with the addition of at least 500 quick-charging stations in the next 18 months, including the greater Washington DC area’s first fast-charge network. Nissan outlined the strategy at the Washington Auto Show. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

launched a dealer program that provides turnkey residential charging packages to consumers purchasing new electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and allows them to finance the charger in combination with the vehicle at the time of sale. AeroVironment, Inc. If needed, AeroVironment also provides at-home, in-person support.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Nissan’s grain boundary diffusion process allows it to reduce the use of dysprosium in the traction motor in the updated LEAF by 40%. Nissan Motor Co., released the updated Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) in Japan. The battery-electric LEAF, now in its second iteration, is now available at Nissan dealers nationwide.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Nissan Motor Co., s first battery-electric commercial vehicle, the e-NV200, will go on sale in October 2014 at Nissan dealers throughout Japan. The e-NV200 is Nissan’s second battery-electric vehicle in its global line-up, joining LEAF; production of the e-NV200 began in Barcelona in May. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 17, 2014

Nissan is expanding its successful “No Charge to Charge” promotion, which will provide two years of no-cost public charging with the purchase or lease of a new Nissan LEAF. In total, Nissan will launch “No Charge to Charge” in 25 US markets, which are currently responsible for more than 80 percent of Nissan LEAF sales.

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APRIL 25, 2012

Nissan Cima. Nissan Motor Co., has launched the fifth-generation of its luxury sedan the Nissan Cima, equipped with Nissan’s one-motor two-clutch parallel hybrid system. The Cima also features, among its other technologies, the first application of sound-absorbing tires on a Nissan vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 21, 2010

Nissan Motor Co. is commencing sales of Nissan-developed quick chargers through its regional parts sales affiliates in Japan in preparation for the December release of its Nissan LEAF. Nissan Quick Charger. In addition to that these Level III quick chargers will be available at 200 selected dealers as well.

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APRIL 1, 2011

Nissan has begun deliveries of the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle to customers in the UK. Tony Whittaker, Sales Director at Cleaner Air Solutions in Durham, today took delivery of the first of five Nissan LEAFs the company is buying, at the Benfield Motor Group dealership on Portland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Nissan Motor Co., is launching the new Nissan Fuga Hybrid luxury sedan in Japan; the vehicle goes on sale 2 November at Nissan dealers nationwide in Japan. The new Fuga Hybrid adopts Nissan’s original Intelligent Dual Clutch Control one-motor two-clutch parallel hybrid system ( earlier post ).

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales by month. In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% Click to enlarge.

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MAY 10, 2024

Cutting new-car prices is a great way to boost sales, but it’s not always kind to the dealers stuck with the inventory. Nissan gave its franchisees authorization to sell vehicles below invoice, but some stores are unhappy with the brand’s shifting attitudes toward their profitability.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has passed the 200,000 th electric vehicles sold mark and currently has a leading 58% market share for zero-emission cars (ZEVs) worldwide. Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have driven approximately 4 billion zero-emission kilometers (2.5 went on sale in October 2011.

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APRIL 16, 2020

EV sales are expected to reach 25% of the Chinese market by 2030. Groupe Renault expects to reinforce its partnership with Nissan and Dongfeng within eGT to make K-ZE a worldwide car. Renault will continue to provide high quality aftersales service for its 300,000 customers through Renault dealers but also through Alliance synergies.

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JULY 17, 2013

CEO and Chairman Carlos Ghosn confirmed that the Renault-Nissan Alliance is developing all-new vehicles to meet the specific demands of new car buyers in the world’s fastest growing economies. The announcement marks the first all-new program developed from the ground up by Renault SAS and Nissan Motor Co., —Carlos Ghosn.

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APRIL 19, 2010

Nissan North America, Inc. NNA) will begin taking reservations for the Nissan LEAF zero-emission, all-electric vehicle on 20 April 20. The $99, full-refundable reservation process is a first step in securing a place on the list to purchase or lease a Nissan LEAF. Early interest in the Nissan LEAF has been highly encouraging.”.

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JUNE 7, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just certified the 2013 Nissan Altima ( earlier post ) featuring the 2.5L The release of the new Altima comes in advance of the vehicle’s official on-sale date of late June, allowing Nissan dealers the opportunity to conduct test drives with potential customers.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Image: Nissan Nissan dealers in the United States are living through a traumatic experience. Profitability has plummeted to its worst in 15 years, leaving almost 40% of Nissan's 1,071 dealers hemorrhaging money. Image: Nissan Some say Nissan simply has too many dealerships. down from 7.7%

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Nissan Motor Co., launched of the all-new Skyline, which will go on sale late February 2014 with an Infiniti badge at Nissan dealers throughout Japan. Nissan first introduced the Skyline in 1957; Skyline is sold overseas as the Infiniti Q50. New Skyline. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

In a few months’ time, the Nissan Leaf electric car will have been on sale in the U.S. While a steady--if slow--stream of Leafs have left dealers all over the U.S. since, Nissan, like some of its rivals, has struggled to find the right way of advertising its first plug-in car. for two years.

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JUNE 7, 2013

You see it all over: the meme that "electric cars are a sales failure." Yet California is experiencing shortages of electric cars, with many dealers saying they''ve entirely sold out of plug-in electric cars. Some Nissan dealers in Portland, Oregon, even say the Leaf electric car is now their best-selling passenger car.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Nissan staged the world debut of the 5 th -generation Altima Sedan at the New York International Auto Show. The Altima ranked as the second best-selling car in the US in 2011; the redesigned 2013 Altima Sedan goes on sale at Nissan dealers nationwide in July at a starting MSRP of $21,500. 2013 Altima. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Cash for Clunkers sales by manufacturer. The US Cash for Clunkers program (CARS) ended Tuesday night with 690,114 dealer transaction submitted worth $2,877.9 Toyota reaped the largest percentage of sales under the CARS program (19.4%), followed by GM (17.6%) and Ford (14.4%). Nissan Versa. Click to enlarge. Honda Civic.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Top: Reported sales of US hybrids in 2009 resulted in a 2.8% Bottom right: Unit sales of hybrid and non-hybrid vehicles. Reported sales of hybrids in the US rose 42% in December 2009 year-on-year to 25,167 units; sales for the year decreased 7.5% Overall, light duty vehicle sales rose 15.1% of all GS sales.

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JUNE 8, 2017

The Nissan X-Trail today became the brand’s second car available with ProPILOT, Nissan’s autonomous-drive technology that reduces the hassle of stop-and-go highway driving. The updated X-Trail is now on sale at Nissan dealers throughout Japan today.

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JUNE 2, 2014

It may have launched as long ago as July 2009 in Japan, but worldwide sales have been just a fraction that of Nissan''s Leaf--and in the U.S, total sales are still in the low four-figures range. There are times when being first to the market with something just isn''t enough. Take the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Nissan sales have languished in recent times, but the automaker has a turnaround plan that leans on improved products that will debut over the next several months. Automotive News obtained information from a recent Nissan dealer meeting that includes outlines for an updated Murano, Rogue, armada, and more.

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JULY 25, 2011

EDITOR'S NOTE: We received the article below on July 6th from Nissan Leaf owner Bill Schwartz, and asked Nissan Americas for a comment before we published it.

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MARCH 6, 2024

If you’ve rented a car in recent years, there’s a great chance you were offered a Nissan of some sort. Whether it’s the Altima or Rogue, Nissan has long relied heavily on fleet sales, and the company’s most recent sales numbers show that the habit hasn’t died yet. Image: Nissan] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Automakers never talk about future products with the media, but dealers often get previews of upcoming models and lineup changes. Automotive News recently reported that Nissan showed off a next-generation Armada SUV, and the changes are said to make the full-size family hauler more “Range Rover-like.”

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MAY 1, 2009

Reported US sales of light-duty vehicles in April dropped 34.4% Sales of passenger cars dropped 34.2% to 432,939 units, while sales of light trucks dropped 34.5% Combined reported US hybrid sales (from Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan) in April totalled 21,735 units, a 45.5% Sales of cars were down 28.8%

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

The automaker has struggled with profitability and bloated dealer inventories in recent times, leading some to speculate about its pending demise. Infiniti, the brand’s luxury arm, hasn’t fared much better, seeing a sharp tumble in sales over the last five years. Most Infiniti dealers in the U.S.

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APRIL 7, 2015

Nissan Motor Co., launched the new Nissan X-Trail Hybrid, which goes on sale on 13 May 2015 at Nissan dealers throughout Japan. liter MR20DD engine and Nissan’s one-motor-two-clutch hybrid system ( earlier post ), the new X-Trail Hybrid delivers performance eclipsing those of typical 2.5-liter

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Nissan has been in trouble for a while now. Dealers have sounded the alarm multiple times over the last few years, noting their troubles selling the brand’s aging vehicle catalog, but now, the situation appears to have reached a point of no return, so to speak. Nissan said it expects the moves to save it up to $3 billion.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Nissan’s 2018 Rogue crossover, which goes on sale 24 October at Nissan dealers in the US, will be the first model in the US to offer Nissan’s ProPILOT Assist technology. Rogue continues to set monthly sales records, including a 47% increase in September. Earlier post.). increase over the previous year.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Nissan is eying significant job cuts to right the ship and reduce costs. Nissan said it would also shuffle U.S. Sales of new Nissan models fell in the third quarter, but that was after the automaker saw a strong 1.7-percent Images: Nissan] Become a TTAC insider. will get the axe in the form of voluntary buyouts.

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