Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and Renault, will give up some control at the automaker’s American operations. Ghosn will no longer have direct oversight of Nissan’s operations in North and South America, and will turn his focus to Nissan’s and Renault’s global operations. Effective April 1, Hiroto Saikawa will replace Ghosn as Nissan’s chairman […]

Nissan Motor announced that it has completed its 2.3 hectare extreme off-road track. Located at Nissan’s Motegi test facility in Japan, the new off-road test track will help the development of its four-wheel drive technology by allowing engineers to conduct repeated off-road performance and endurance tests in a safe and controlled environment.
The new facility includes […]

Nissan announced pricing on the all-new Sentra SE-R and Sentra SE-R Spec V last week. The Sentra SE-R, with its 177-hp 2.5L 4-cylinder engine mated to an Xtronic CVT with steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, will have a starting base price of $19,400.
The Sentra SE-R Spec V, featuring a higher output 2.5L 4-cylinder delivering 200-hp and […]

While Nissan says the Skyline GT-R will wear a Nissan badge when it arrives in the U.S., during recent testing an engineer was overheard referring to the car as the “Infiniti Skyline GT-R.” The Infiniti branding would be more fitting with its anticipated price point and would give Infiniti a supercar to compete with the […]

Nissan’s latest commercial for its Qashqai compact crossover, builds on the Qashqai Cargames extreme sports viral videos. Instead of performing extreme stunts while driving the compact crossover, this time the Qashqai is used as a skateboard for a giant.
Video after the jump.

On the Nissan Skyline GT-R’s journey from New Mexico to California and then up the Pacific Coast, we missed seeing the car in Arizona, well not anymore. “BadgerMike” saw the prototype of the Nissan GT-R in Holbrook, AZ and started snapping.
While the engineers with the car may have not been too happy to have him […]

Despite exploring an alliance with General Motors last year, Nissan-Renault is not interested in acquiring DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler division, said a Nissan official. While Nissan-Renault is open to new partnerships, it is not looking at a new partnership right now because it is focused on its own financial woes, said a Nissan spokeswoman.
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of […]

As we reported back in October, Nissan/Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn was appointed an honorary knight commander of the British empire for improving Anglo-Japanese relations. Apparently, the ceremony conferring knighthood took place on Monday by British ambassador to Japan, Graham Fry, on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. The honorary knight commander of the British empire is […]

Nissan has announced that it will be offering a “Voluntary Transition Program” for its hourly production and maintenance technicians at its manufacturing plants in Smyrna and Decherd, Tennessee. The buyout program offers lump sum payment of $45,000, plus an additional $500 for each year of service. The program will not be offered to employees at […]

Nissan has announced that its factory Fairlady Z (350Z) race cars will now be powered by a stronger 4.5 L V8 engine, with the goal of returning to the series title in this years SUPER GT championship. Nissan’s 350Z race cars were powered by a twin-turbo 3.0L V6. Chassis changes and changes to other key […]