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All in a DAYZ

New minicars from Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors rolled off the production line Monday, soon to compete in a category that accounts for 40% of Japan's car market.

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Nissan Mexicana Still Numero Uno

Nissan is Mexico's top automaker, with a 25.5% market share, and the Global Media Center spoke with top regional executives about growth ahead.

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Taking Q50 for a Ride

CEO Carlos Ghosn takes the new Infiniti Q50 for a road test, as production begins in Japan.

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Nissan CEO on Results, Yen, EVs, China and Power 88

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks with the Global Media Center on financial results, the yen, EVs, China and Power 88.

Nissan Plant in Mexico Powered 50% by Renewable Energy

Nissan Plant in Mexico Powered 50% by Renewable Energy

Today, 50% of energy used by the Nissan Aguascalientes plant comes from renewable sources, the first Renault-Nissan Alliance facility to achieve this milestone.

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Nissan to build Micra at Renault Plant

Nissan will make the replacement for the current Micra at a Renault plant in France from 2016, using available Alliance capacity.

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A Taste of Shanghai

Asia's biggest auto show highlights the best and brightest models for China, as well as how crowded the word's No.1 car market has become.

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Nissan, New York City Launch LEAF Electric Vehicle Taxi Pilot

To celebrate Earth Day, Nissan and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a new EV taxi pilot with Nissan LEAF.

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Shanghai Auto Show Opens

Asia's top auto show kicked off in the world's biggest car market, with some 2,000 exhibitors on hand in Shanghai.

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Nissan Americas Sales & Marketing Chief Looks at the Road Ahead

José Muñoz, senior vice president for sales and marketing in Nissan's Americas region, took his new role in late March, after driving a 34-month run of success in Mexico.

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Handicraft: The Art of Clay Modeling

Clay modeling mixes design, sculpting and engineering, taking automotive sketches from drawing boards to customized reality.

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CEO Ghosn: Plugged into Smart Discipline

In a wide-ranging interview at the New York International Auto Show, CEO Carlos Ghosn backed the company's EV strategy and said 'smart discipline' is key to Nissan's success.

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Tama EV's Aerodynamic Heritage

The Nissan restoration team's Masahiko Isobe explains the unique characteristics of the Tama electric vehicle, which helped to pave the way for Nissan's lineup of zero-emission vehicles.

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Infiniti Moving Fast at New York Auto Show

With Infiniti’s new South Africa-born president, new headquarters in Hong Kong, newly-appointed global department heads and a growing model lineup, Infiniti is defining its place in the global premium auto category.

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Ishinomaki: Measuring the Road to Recovery

Nissan Prince's Keiji Endo says recovery is finding a foothold in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, two years after disaster struck the coastal Japanese town.

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Nissan, Gibson Build One-of-a-Kind Mobile Repair Van

Making its world debut ahead of the 2013 New York International Auto Show is the Gibson NV200 Mobile Repair & Restoration Van.

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Hamaichi Elementary: A Strong Foundation

Hamaichi Elementary School has been closed since disaster struck Japan two years ago, but reopened for one more day to remember the landmark and its role in saving local residents.

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LEAF's Open Road

LEAF owners shared their experiences in Osaka, paving the way for discussion of new EV developments, from new markets to new technologies.

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The View from Miyagi

Miyagi Prefectural Assemblyman Takashi Abe updates on the state of recovery in Higashi-Matsushima and all of Japan's Tohoku region two years after disaster hit.

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Growing the Grid – Evernote's Workplace Charging to Support EV Car Perk

Imagine you can cut your commute time to work in half, increase productivity at home and in your job, with a car that is almost free to lease. This now is reality for employees at Evernote.

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Nissan Cheers on Future Female Engineers

Jennifer Hill is a former Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators cheerleader, and also a process engineer and manager at Nissan Motor Company.

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Port of Call: Yokohama

Japan's biggest marine industry event kicked off Thursday, as the latest in motorboats, sailboats, catamarans and outboard engines went on display.

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Infinti Q50 Makes European Debut

Infiniti President Johan de Nysschen at the Geneva Motor Show announces the European debut of the Infiniti Q50.

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Super GT Season Kick Off Awaited

The Super GT Series kicks off next month and drivers say they're ready for the 2013 season.

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NYC Taxi of Tomorrow Takes to Manhattan Streets for Milestone Evaluation

Two years ago Nissan won a bid to redesign and supply New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow. Since then the company has been focused on perfecting the vehicle for passengers, drivers, medallion holders and fleets.

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In Teana, We Trust

Nissan unveiled the all-new Teana for the Chinese market in Guangzhou, with the flagship model central to expansion plans in the world's biggest auto market.

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GT-R NISMO: The Lion

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn explains the new Nismo strategy, including plans for GT-R Nismo, the "Lion in the Jungle".

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The Reignmakers

Super GT drivers Ronnie Quintarelli and Masataka Yanagida shrugged off typhoon conditions and a poor grid spot to claim victory at Autopolis and a record second straight championship.

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NISMO's HQ Opens

Nismo is opening its new headquarters Tuesday, but late in January some top executives had a sneak peak at how things were shaping up at its sword-themed site.

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Nissan & NISMO: Heritage

Nissan and Nismo will make a major announcement Tuesday, but let's take a brief look back at decades of motorsports heritage.

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Moms on the Move

Nissan's New Mobility Concept vehicle - a 100%-electric two-seater - comes a step closer to being on Japan's roads with a trial in Yokohama.

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Key Supporting Role

Supporting the 67th Mainichi Film Awards, Nissan gave its own prize to award-winning actor Isao Natsuyagi: a 100% electric LEAF.

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Holding Steady

Nissan announced third quarter financial results Friday, posting a net profit of 54.1 billion yen, or $670 million, down 35% from the same period last year.

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Podium Performance

Nissan performance and utility took center stage for the company at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show.

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JATCO Builds New Mexican Plant

Nissan subsidiary JATCO announced investment of $220 million to build a second plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, beginning operations in the summer of 2014.

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Amp’D Up

The all-electric Nissan LEAF is quiet on the outside, but in concert on the inside with the first custom-designed Bose® Energy Efficient Series sound system availability.

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Social Gold

Nissan is moving its “Innovation for Endurance” campaign through new waters, as the latest athlete involved is swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte.

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The Flight of the CarryBee

Helper robots, made by Aichikikai Techno System, carry a load and carry a tune at car factories worldwide.

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Oppama Style

The Global Media Center takes a look at production behind the scenes at Nissan's Oppama Plant, where everyday the Nissan Juke, Cube, Sylphy and 100%-electric LEAF roll off the lines and onto roads.

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Mileage of Note

An Eco-Drive caravan of the all-new Nissan Note drove from Yokohama to Nagoya and back, proving that the supercharger engine under the hood is Note-worthy for exceptional fuel-economy.

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Nissan CEO Gives 2013 Outlook

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn spoke with the Global Media Center at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on the yen, Japan-China ties, and the outlook for 2013.

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Sense-Sational

The Nissan booth at the North American International Auto Show has all the sights, sounds and scents of Innovation and excitement.

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Resonating

Nissan presented the 2014 Nissan Versa Note and the design concept Nissan Resonance at the North American International Auto Show Tuesday.

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Eye on Q50

Infiniti unveiled its Q50 luxury sports sedan at the North American International Auto Show to a packed crowd of media and industry.

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Motor City Showtime

The North American International Auto Show is set to raise expectations of better global growth ahead, as carmakers put all their sights, sounds and scents on display in Detroit.

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Murano Crosses Over

The next-generation Nissan Murano is on the move to the U.S. where it will be assembled by workers at Nissan’s Canton Manufacturing and Assembly Plant beginning in 2014.

The Greener, The Smarter Eco Event at Big Sight.

Plugging into the Future

The Best and Greenest were on display at the 14th Eco-Products event in Tokyo, as school kids in particular paved the road to the future.

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Learning to Lead

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn spoke with the Global Media Center on keys for Japanese and global leadership, after a speech at the University of Tokyo.

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Record November U.S. Sales and New Sedans

Global Sales EVP Takao Katagiri explains the strategy behind Nissan's newly-launched sedans, record November sales in the U.S., and the market outlook ahead.

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Alliance Finalizes AVTOVAZ Ties

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Russian Technologies State Corporation created a joint venture for AVTOVAZ, Russia’s largest car company and owner of the LADA brand.

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Building a Greener LEAF

The latest version of Nissan LEAF, introduced in Japan recently, has a new electric motor using 40% less of the rare-earth mineral dysprosium - without affecting performance.

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Symphonic Sylphy

The all-new Nissan Sylphy came home to Japan Wednesday, after launches in the U.S., China, Thailand and other countries.

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October Sales Fall on China, Europe

Slower sales and increased competition in markets such as China, Russia and Europe put a strain on October results, says EVP of Global Sales Takao Katagiri

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Nissan Unveils Updated LEAF in Japan

Nissan unveiled an updated version of the LEAF in Japan, with a variety of enhancements, and more sales outlets in the country with quick chargers for the world's No. 1 electric vehicle.

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Going for Gold - Bolt GT-R

Usain Bolt is harnessing his passion for speed, performance and charity, in an auction of a unique 2013 “Bolt Gold” GT-R on eBay from November 22 to December 2, 2012.

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EV-ergreen in Yokohama

Yokohama is pushing the future of electric transportation in Japan with a new zero-emission vehicle.

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Employing Diversity

Increasing workforce diversity is of growing importance to global Japanese businesses that want to deliver local products tailored to consumers needs. At a recent event at Nissan's Technical Center in Atsugi, executives from Nissan, Toshiba and P&G addressed why, and how to make it work.

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Nissan LEAF Gives Options after Superstorm Sandy

East Coast vehicle owners have struggled to find gasoline since super storm Sandy hit, but EVs like the Nissan LEAF have found the going easier.

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Another Look at the Numbers

Nissan released results for the first half of the financial year Tuesday, and the Global Media Center spoke with COO Toshiyuki Shiga on the numbers and the outlook ahead.

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China Slows September Sales

After 36 months of record global sales and market share gains, Nissan's deliveries dipped in September amid protests in China. EVP of Global Sales Takao Katagiri explains all to the Global Media Center.

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Nissan Sees $3.6 bln H1 Profit, Trims Forecast

Nissan announced first-half financial results Tuesday, posting an operating profit of 287 billion yen, or $3.61 billion, down 7.3% on year.

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The Man in Front of GT-R

Kazutoshi Mizuno details the story behind the 2013 Nissan GT-R.

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Leak Busters

Nissan North America is making major changes to reduce energy use, committed to cutting overall energy consumption by 25% in ten years.

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Pushing the Needle

The 2013 Nissan GT-R was unveiled at a northern Japan racetrack Friday, heading to showrooms in the country this month and in global markets from January.

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The BEST and Brightest

Middle and high school teams got a head start at the annual Lipscomb/Nissan Music City BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics Competition in Nashville.

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Preaching to the Converted

With more than 1 million vehicles in sales volume, Nissan's subsidiary Autech Japan is ramping up its conversion business overseas, with a little help from the NISMO brand.

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Autech's Global Conversion

EVP Andy Palmer details the expanding role ahead for Nissan conversion king, Autech Japan.

Mission Accomplished: Petit Le Mans Top Five

Mission Accomplished!

Nissan DeltaWing's goal entering its North American debut at Petit Le Mans - score a race finish. and the team not only completed the 1000 mile journey, but finished fifth.

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DeltaWing Accident at Petit Le Mans

The DeltaWing team says Wednesday's crash on the Road Atlanta track won't be a setback, as they gear up for Saturday's endurance race.

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Game On for Juke-R

Today Juke-R doubters are silenced, as the production version #001 emerges from the pit garage - in both real and virtual worlds.

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Decherd at Alliance Crossroads

The partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler reached a milestone last May when Tennessee officials joined Nissan leadership to break ground on a new manufacturing facility in Decherd, Tennessee.

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Driving Lightning

NISMO racing driver Michael Krumm sped around the GranDrive track with The Fastest Man in the World, Usain Bolt, later offering his take on the world-record holder's technique.

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A Lightning Bolt in Japan

World record holder and multiple gold medalist Usain Bolt arrived in Japan, meeting fans and media, as well as sharing a ride with Formula 1 driver Mark Webber.

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Fast and Furious

Coming off of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit, Red Bull Formula 1 driver Mark Webber spoke on his finish and outlook for the rest of the season, which continues next week in Korea.

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A Matter of Principal

Red Bull Team Racing Principal Christian Horner details expectations for the weekend's Formula 1 Grand Prix in Suzuka, Japan.

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In the Driver's Seat

Two-time F1 champion and Infiniti Ambassador Sebastian Vettel is back in Japan ahead of the Suzuka Grand Prix, offering his outlook on the this weekend's race.

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A Stand-Up Garage

Comedian Jay Leno visits the Nissan Heritage Garage, taking a spin in the legendary Fairlady 240Z.

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Lightning Bolt in Yokohama

Usain Bolt will visit the Nissan Global Headquarters in October, as the world's fastest man brings his speed and excitement to Japan.

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Growth On Track

Global Sales EVP Takao Katagiri explains August sales and market share results in the context of slowdowns in China and Europe and strong growth in key developing markets, such as Russia and Brazil.

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Charged Up

EV owners across the U.S. enjoyed the second annual National Plug In Day on Sunday. with the Nissan LEAF leading the charge.

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Supply-Side Economics

Calsonic Kansei produces designs for a variety of components, for major auto manufacturers, including Nissan, Honda, Mazda, BMW and Renault, with sales expected to hit over $12.7 billion.

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A Call to Calsonic Kansei

At the R&D Center and headquarters of supplier Calsonic Kansei, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn expressed confidence in the company's growth and cost leadership, as the two work in tandem to keep production in Japan in check, from Nissan GT-Rs to EVs.

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Snapping Sweet Light

The art and science of car photography: Tips from photographer Bruce Benedict on how to take the perfect picture.

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Suzuka 5-0

Racing fans filled the stands of Suzuka to mark the 50th anniversary of Japan's legendary circuit, with historic cars including the 1964 Skyline GT.

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Nissan Does It Again

In terms of global volume and market share for July, EVP of Global Sales Takao Katagiri explains that Nissan again reaches record highs, despite slowdowns in some parts of the globe.

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Engineering for Russia

Russian consumer preferences, road and weather conditions, as well as rising standards of living all factor into Nissan's country-specific design and engineering. Global Chief Marketability Engineer Jerry Hardcastle has the back story.

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On the Road to No.1 in Russia

The Moscow International Motor Show kicks off, and Nissan eyes becoming Russia's top foreign automaker.

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Infiniti's Moscow Moment

New Infiniti President Johan de Nysschen speaks with the Global Media Center at the Moscow International Motor Show on plans for Russia.

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Factoring in Russia

Nissan's St. Petersburg factory is part of a major ramp up in the automaker's top European market.

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The Birth of Miss Fairlady

Nissan introduced the first class of Nissan Miss Fairladys in 1963 when it launched a new gallery in the heart of Tokyo. Nearly 50 years later, they remain symbols of the brand in Japan.

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Tech Talk: What's in the Orchard

Research and Development Executive Vice President Mitsuhiko Yamashita shares the latest in auto industry technology with the Global Media Center.

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June Sales, Share at Records

Nissan's global sales and market share hit records in June, with the Juke a key contributor.

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Nissan posts $1.5 bln Q1 operating profit, vehicle sales climb

Nissan posted an operating profit of 120.7 billion yen , or about $1.5 billion, in the first quarter, as vehicle sales climbed 14.6% to 1.21 million.

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Behind the Q1 Numbers: Nissan CVP Joji Tagawa

Nissan Corporate Vice President Joji Tagawa explains the first-quarter financial results.

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Japan's Power Gap

Japanese industry and households will face electricity rate hikes, meaning costs for manufacturers, like summer temperatures, are heading higher.

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LEAF Limo Stretches Zero-Emission Ride

The Embassy suites hotel in Nashville, Tennessee needed a new way to shuttle guests, committed to luxury and going green, so they helped create a Nissan LEAF limo.

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Asean Spice

Takayuki Kimura, President of Nissan Motor Asia Pacific and Nissan Motor Thailand discusses growth in the Asean region, the importance of localization and addressing the needs of each specific market.

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Nissan on Moody's Credit Rating Upgrade

Nissan Corporate Vice President Joji Tagawa discusses the recent credit rating upgrade by Moody's Investors Service.

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LEAF Unlocks Power Grid

Another summer of tight energy supplies is sparking plans for power-saving measures in western Japan, and the Nissan LEAF has become part of the solution with 250 Nissan available free for public and private use in Osaka.

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The Checkered Flag

Le Mans 24 Hours concluded Sunday, with the world's oldest endurance race seeing a few historical firsts and many technological advances.

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Le Mans Race Day Warm Up

The Nissan DeltaWing and LMP2 teams make last minute checks and preparations amid wet morning conditions on Saturday, just hours before the 24-hour endurance race is to begin.

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In the Winner's Circle

Jerry Hardcastle, Global Chief Marketability Engineer, explains the techs and specs of the Juke NISMO in its debut at Le Mans, as well as the Nissan Juke-R, Nissan DeltaWing, and Nissan Leaf NISMO RC, all on display at the 24-hour endurance race.

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Jersey Facility Shores Up Nissan, Infiniti Dealer Tech Training

Nissan and Infiniti recently opened their largest U.S. training facility, a brand new 31,000-sq. foot center in New Jersey that will serve dealerships in the Northeast region.

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Nissan Pumps Up the Volume with 2013 Altima

Nissan will ramp up production of the new 2013 Altima at its Smyrna and Canton plants to satisfy growing demand in major markets, including Mexico, Canada and the Middle East.

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Venucia’s D50 leads expansion for Dongfeng Nissan in China.

Venucia’s D50 model drives growth for Dongfeng Nissan in China, with initial sales expanding the brand’s footprint to higher-growth domestic markets.

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Nissan Launches Global Brand Campaign with World’s Fastest Man

Triple Olympic gold-medalist and GT-R-owner Usain Bolt – a.k.a. the World’s Fastest Man – teams with Nissan to sprint into the new “WHAT IF_” global brand campaign.

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EVP Katagiri on Record Growth in April

EVP for Global Sales Takao Katagiri discusses the major drivers of Nissan's record growth in April - and the top markets worldwide - with the Global Media Center.

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Dealer Expansion Key to Nissan Power 88 Success

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn met with customers and staff at a Tokyo dealership and accentuated the importance of a stronger global showroom network ahead.

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CEO Ghosn on FY11 Earnings and Record Growth

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn discusses his take on the company's fiscal year 2011 financial results with Dan Sloan in the Global Media Center studio.

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Zama Sets Standard for Nissan’s Battery Production Expansion

Nissan's Zama plant sets quality and efficiency standards, leading EV battery production expansion to the UK and the U.S., ahead of LEAF manufacture.

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Nissan, Intel unveil next-generation in-car technology at the New York Auto Show

Nissan debuts its next-generation connected car system, NissanConnect, with the new Altima at the New York Auto Show, while the reveal of the zero-emission Infiniti LE highlights the dual-display concept, a technology developed with Intel.

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