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Nissan CEO still confident EVs will sell

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is immovable in his belief that electric vehicles will make up 10 per cent of his companies' global vehicle sales by 2020. Ghosn is unwavering in believing that EV sales targets will be reached in all regions wh

Nissan UK’s small hatch to rival Golf, Focus from 2014

Nissan will produce an all-new hatchback in the UK from 2014 to take on the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus. UK Prime Minister David Cameron made the announcement from Nissan’s headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, confirming the new small hatch w

Nissan: Second-generation EVs could be very different cars

Nissan's creative mastermind believes the emergence of new electric vehicle technologies over the next five to 10 years could lead to dramatically different vehicles designs to what we know today. Nissan chief creative officer Shiro Nakamura s

Nissan 200SX could return

Nissan will build a successor to the 200SX (Silvia) if it believes there is a market for a compact rear-wheel-drive coupe. Nissan chief creative officer Shiro Nakamura says he likes the idea of developing a small, affordable sports car to sit

Nissan tops Ford, Hyundai in March car sales

Nissan sold more cars in Australia than Ford and Hyundai last month in what was the brand’s best result since becoming a full importer more than 20 years ago. Nissan Australia general manager of sales and fleet Ian Moreillon said March's 831

Nissan Altima to race in V8 Supercars in 2013

Nissan Australia has confirmed the upcoming mid-sized Nissan Altima will race against Ford and Holden in the V8 Supercars championship from 2013. The all-new fifth-generation Altima, which will be unveiled tomorrow at the New York auto show, w

Nissan Pulsar aims to become Australia’s best-selling car

Nissan is marching ahead with plans to overtake both Mazda and Hyundai to become Australia's number one full-line vehicle importer by March 2013, including plans to make the new Pulsar city car the best-selling model in the country. The Japane

Datsun to return to emerging markets in 2014

Datsun is back. Nissan has confirmed it is relaunching the humble automotive brand as its entry-level offering in emerging markets. Sales of Datsun vehicles will begin in 2014 in India, Indonesia and Russia – 28 years after the brand was pha

Nissan DeltaWing Le Mans racer revealed

It looks like the Batmobile and the people behind the Nissan DeltaWing experimental racecar call it “this generation’s most revolutionary and exciting motorsport project”. The DeltaWing is being prepared for the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours end

2013 Nissan Altima teased ahead of New York debut

The first teaser images of the all-new Nissan Altima have hit the net ahead of the Australia-bound medium sedan’s unveiling at next month’s New York auto show. Nissan Australia has confirmed it will introduce the Altima in 2013 as it aims