What’s New In The 2018 Nissan Leaf?
The 2018 Nissan Leaf has finally been unveiled seven years after the first generation burst out onto the international scene as the most affordable mass-production electric vehicle. It has a lot to live up to, considering the Nissan Leaf’s status as a bestseller and the growing EV and hybrid competition from other automakers. Take a […]
Vote for Team Nissan in the Red Bull Flugtag
This weekend gliders from all corners of the map are converging on the Cumberland River for Red Bull Flugtag Nashville. Running September 22nd and 23rd, homemade flying machines will take off from a 30-foot high deck and float in the sky or crash into the water. The machines are then judged to determine a winner. Red […]
Nissan Named 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
For the sixth consecutive year, Nissan has been recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its ongoing excellence, taking home the 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for its efforts in making its operations more energy efficient and for its dedication to safeguarding the environment. “Nissan remains committed […]
Jackson Teens Sent to Nissan HQ For Resume Challenge
For the fourth year running, Nissan North America ran its Resume Challenge program at its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. African American high school juniors and seniors from six American cities were invited, with Nissan’s facility in Canton, Mississippi sending 10 young men to represent them. Nissan partnered with 100 Black Men of America to form […]
Nissan Gains Country Music Credentials With Blake Shelton
Considering that Nissan North America’s office is in Nashville, Tennessee, you would think that it would be an easy thing for the automaker to form partnerships with country music artists. However, while many of its vehicles are made in the United States, it is still considered a Japanese car company, which carries some stigma in […]
Take a Closer Look at The Nissan Rogue: Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition SUV
Yet another Star Wars film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will be hitting theaters in December. To celebrate, Lucasfilm has decided to partner with several brands to help promote the film. One of those is Nissan, and enthusiasts around the world have been counting the days until they could see the special Nissan Rogue […]
2016 Nissan Frontier Awarded By JD Power
The JD Power Initial Quality Study, or IQS, examines buyers’ reactions to their new car purchase, focusing on the first ninety days of ownership. The survey issued as part of IQS asks owners about problems they had with the vehicle, from things that are minor annoyances to those which disable a car and require it […]
Nissan Manufacturing Recognized By ENERGY STAR
Nissan is committed to the environment, both with the fuel efficient and EV vehicles it sells and the facilities that make them. Nissan’s efforts to make their American facilities more energy efficient as won the gratitude of the federal government, and the EPA has chosen Nissan to be honored with the ENERGY STAR […]
Nissan Committed to American Manufacturing
While Nissan is a Japanese brand, it is proud to manufacture vehicles here in America. To celebrate its record American sales year in 2015, with 1,484,918 cars sold, Nissan also announced that they had a record year building cars in the United States as well, assembling 962,373 vehicles. In 2015, production of Nissan’s most important […]
Nissan Plant Celebrates 10 Millionth Engine
Nissan is committed to building vehicles in the USA, with four plants building new cars in the state of Tennessee, in addition to the design center in California and the technical office in Michigan. According to the automaker, a new engine is built at its Decherd Powertrain Plant every 19 seconds, and the hard work is […]
Nissan Has a New Best-Selling Vehicle
The Nissan Altima, a mid-sized sedan, has been the Nissan’s bestselling vehicle since 2001. The Altima might have to give its crown to a new leader soon, though: the Nissan Rogue. The SUV is currently being sold in two forms: the all-new Nissan Rogue and the Nissan Rogue Select, which is essentially the SUV’s previous generation […]
Nissan Produces 10 Millionth Vehicle in Mexico
Fifty years (almost) after the beginning of Nissan operations in Mexico, Nissan has reached a figure that boggles the mind: 10 million vehicles produced. This came as a joint effort between three different manufacturing facilities, which together produce over 800,000 units yearly. More Nissan Production: New Nissan Maxima Production Begins at Tennessee Plant Last year, […]
2016 Maxima to Feature NissanConnect Services
The recently unveiled 2016 Nissan Maxima has several tricks up its sleeve; one of those is the all-new NissanConnect Services, an available connected technology. The Maxima also comes standard with a number of infotainment features via NissanConnect, including Google’s Online Search, SiriusXM Traffic, and SiriusXM Travel Link. (In case you hadn’t guessed, NissanConnect Services is […]
Nissan Earns 2015 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award
For the fourth consecutive year, Nissan has earned the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award, which is only given out to organizations at the top of the list for actively working to protect the environment by improving operations processes at their facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the body behind […]
Nissan’s 1-Millionth US-made Export Vehicle sent to South Korea
Nissan manufactures cars in Smyrna, Tennessee, and Canton, Mississippi, and exports them to 68 markets around the globe. Just this week, Nissan US produced its 1-millionth US-made export, a Nissan LEAF built in Tennessee and bound for South Korea. Nissan has made a considerable investment in manufacturing cars in the US, with more than $10.1 billion […]
Nissan Aiding HRWA With Preserving The Harpeth River
Nissan is pledging a $50,000 program grant to the Harpeth River Watershed Association (HRWA) to help sustain and preserve the 125-mile long Harpeth River in Tennessee. The funds will support HRWA’s Water Quality & Sustainability Program in their ambitions to create a water quality monitoring system in order to achieve state standard for both public […]
Five Reasons to Drive a LEAF from Nissan, Five More from Us
As we noted earlier this week, Nissan is serving as the official sponsor of this year’s National Drive Electric Week, and so the automaker is making good on the opportunity to promote the hell out of the Nissan LEAF. It’s been something of a rough week for the LEAF with news that Carlos Ghosn may […]
Report: Nissan to Cut EV Battery Production in US, UK
In what can really only be chalked up to a bit of unfortunate timing, Nissan kicked off National Drive Electric Week on Monday with news that Carlos Ghosn is planning to cut battery production in the United States and United Kingdom so that the Alliance can source cheaper lithium-ion batteries from LG Chem in South […]