Nissan today unveiled the Ariya Concept, a crossover EV with twin electric motors, powerful acceleration, award-winning driver assistance technology and a look that signals a complete reinvention of the brand's design.

Embedded in a hillside deep in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture lies Nissan's Global Design Center. There, Executive Design Director Satoru Tai focuses on Nissan's next design horizon – a new direction that speaks in simple, clean lines.

Nissan plans to open an interactive venue near its global headquarters where people can experience the company's products, technology and vision for the future of mobility.

Nissan has developed a new way to use robots to make car parts out of sheet steel, a breakthrough that could make replacement parts for discontinued models more widely available for customers.