By now you have heard and seen everything there is to see about Nissan’s new Patrol so let me share the week I spent with it rather than a dry old motoring review: Let’s start with the answer to a question: What’s the difference between an SUV and 4WD? The answer? Nothing. SUV is a term lazy Americans use to [...]
Nissan has confirmed that a new edition of the all-conquering GT-R will be available in Australia from next month with the introduction of the Nissan GT-R Black Edition to the Australian market. The Black Edition sees the addition of skilled craftsmanship to the already breathtaking performance of the GT-R, with striking features such as an impressive carbon fibre [...]
- Australia’s most popular small SUV for 2012 now even better in 2013- R9M turbo diesel engine with Idle Stop/Start Technology available in new DUALIS TS- Satellite Navigation and Reversing Camera now standard across the range MELBOURNE, Australia (15 April 2013) – Nissan has enhanced its DUALIS line-up with the addition of new features and a diesel variant for [...]
Further localization to support significant market growth St Petersburg Plant to double manufacturing capacity Next generation Qashqai to be produced in St Petersburg for Russian market Togliatti Plant to play main role in Datsun industrialization in Russia Up to 80% of sales to be produced locally by 2016 Nissan has made a raft of major industrial announcements [...]
Weekly News: Veloster Bringing New Customers to Hyundai In a month that saw 79,097 vehicles sold nationally, Hyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA) finished in fourth position overall with 7,017 sales, an increase of +2.3% over April 2011, achieving a total market share of 8.9% whilst recording its 13th consecutive month of year-on-year growth. In passenger car sales, Hyundai ranked [...]
Performance luxury car brand Infiniti will make its Australian public debut at this weekend’s Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. The company is kick-starting its Australian market launch activities ahead of the official start of sales in August by establishing a significant presence at this year’s Australian F1 round. Not only will Infiniti be seen on the front, rear and sides [...]
Despite financial uncertainty and natural disasters, global sales increased 10 percent and exceeded 8 million units for the first time. Strongest growth came from emerging markets and the United States. The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,029,222 units in 2011, a 10.3% increase from 2010, fuelled by robust sales in emerging markets and the United States. Sales rose for the [...]
n the latest step forward in the collaboration of the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler, Nissan’s Decherd, Tenn., plant will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz starting in 2014. Nissan and Daimler will produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines together at Nissan’s powertrain assembly plant in Decherd, Tenn. Production will begin in 2014, with installed capacity of 250,000 units per [...]
