Archive for September, 2008
Nissan Launches Educational Website
Nissan’s plant in Barcelona has launched a new website to coincide with the start of the school year. The intention of the website, located at fabricanissan.com, is to educate kids about the daily operations of a Nissan vehicle plant and to provide information in a friendly and understandable fashion to youngsters. Visitors to the website [...]
Nissan Buyouts
Nissan workers in Tennessee took buyouts as the offer from the company closed on September 12, 2008. The offer to buy out 1,200 workers at the Smyrna vehicle assembly plant and at the engine plant in Decherd went out with a deadline that expired on Friday. The buyouts include lump sum payments of $125,000, determined [...]
Looking at the 2009 Nissan Murano SL
For those interested in downsizing from a larger, clunkier model to something a bit more efficient, the 2009 Nissan Murano SL is probably a great place to start. The Murano stands as Nissan’s rival to the Toyota Highlander, a crossover that carries an awful lot of buzz. The 2009 Murano has experienced a slight makeover [...]
The 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid
The hybrid Nissan Altima continues to gain popularity among buyers. Due in part to rising gas prices, hybrids overall have increased greatly in popularity over the last few years. The Nissan Altima’s features stand out among the pack, and offer buyers a high degree of quality, style, and luxury that they just can’t find among [...]
Car Safety: Avoiding A Vehicle Fire In Your Nissan
A fire in your Nissan probably isn’t something you think about very often. Yet, it can happen. According to the United States Fire Administration, in 2006 there were 278,000 car fires on U.S. highways. These fires resulted in 1,200 injuries, 490 deaths, and millions of dollars of property value lost. Fortunately, there are a few [...]
Nissan Develops New Inverter
For those tech junkies out there, the news that Nissan has developed a new electrical inverter for its battery powered cars will be some good news. Inverters are used to convert direct current from the propulsion battery to the motor in an electric car or hybrid vehicle. The new inverters will shrink 15 percent in [...]
Nissan’s Focus
Nissan is gearing up to focus on the smaller end of its spectrum, forcing its dealerships to focus on small cars and shuffle some of the larger models to the back. The Nissan Pathfinder, the big ass Titan, and the Armada are all heading to the back burner for the time being with carryover models [...]
Looking at the 2009 Nissan Maxima
Nissan has elected once again to go with a flagship sedan. The 2009 Nissan Maxima fits that bill nicely, with good performance and a nice look that should appeal to plenty of new Nissan customers. Nissan is essentially going with the old pattern that worked so well with the Maxima before, notching up some design [...]
The Altima And Summer Go Hand-In-Hand
Even though the last few days and weeks of summer are quickly fleeting, it’s worth it to take a few minutes and think about just how perfect this summer was, or could have been, with a 2008 Nissan Altima. The Altima is perfect for the commuter who drives a Nissan Altima coupe to get to [...]
Looking at the 2008 Nissan Rogue
The 2008 Nissan Rogue has taken the place of the Nissan X-Trail in Canada (the X-Trail was never sold in the United States), but the common factors between the two vehicles doesn’t provide that long of a list. Instead, the Rogue is a model that can play hardball with just about any and all semi-SUV [...]