Nissan Sales in 2014 Break All-Time Record
The US auto industry as a whole had a great 2014, and Nissan was no different. Nissan sales in 2014 in the US were the best ever at 1,269,565 vehicles, and this was in impressive 11.1% increase over 2013. Sales were up so much thanks to record-setting sales of the Juke, Versa, Altima, Rogue, LEAF, […]
Ready Thyself: The 2015 Nissan Murano Has Arrived
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages (okay, really just anybody over the age of 16): the 2015 Nissan Murano has arrived, and you should begin seeing it at dealerships in your neck of the woods as early as right this very second. “Nissan dealers have been clamoring for the new Murano […]
Rumor: Nissan Could Be Working on a Navara NISMO
Is Nissan thinking about bringing a performance edge to its more practical-minded vehicles? It’s a possibility, and it’s certainly one that has us interested. According to CarAdvice, Nissan sales and marketing chief Darren Cox says that the automaker is considering a Navara NISMO for global markets. Depending on how this would go over (read: probably […]
2015 JUKE Pricing Announced
Hey kids, do you like weird stuff? Well, if you like weird stuff that is also good stuff, then you’ll probably like the 2015 Nissan JUKE, which is a thing that is both weird and good. 2015 JUKE pricing has been announced, and we have good news for people who love weird and good things: […]
JUKE Color Studio Lets Your Freak Flag Fly
In the most positive senses, the Nissan JUKE is an absolutely crazy vehicle. Chances are pretty good that you’re never going to drive down the road and see a JUKE pass by and say “I couldn’t quite tell if that was [automaker’s beige crossover #1] or [auotmaker’s beige crossover #2].” Nissan, bless its crazy-loving soul, […]
Nissan Kicks Concept Revealed: Wait, Why is It Called Kicks?
The day has arrived at long last, and Nissan has revealed its compact crossover concept at the São Paulo International Motor Show. Is it, in fact, the EXTREM II? No. Is it a bold, unconventional design concept that likely won’t look like anything Nissan actually would end up producing? Not really. In fact, the concept […]
Nissan Concept SUV Teased for São Paulo Motor Show
Hope you like shadowy teaser images, folks. We have another one in store for you, this time foreshadowing (ha!) a new Nissan concept SUV that it intends to display at the São Paulo Motor Show 2014 on October 28. Drink it in: Those of you with longer memories might recall that Nissan showed off another concept utility […]
Nissan Adds 190HP 1.6-Liter DIG-T to Pulsar
Nissan is looking to jazz up its Pulsar lineup with the addition of the 1.6-liter DIG-T turbo four engine, which will bring its 190 horsepower to Nissan’s C-segment hatch in Spring 2015. The new 1.6-liter DIG-T is a part of Nissan’s effort to make the Pulsar more exciting for younger consumers—a point further extrapolated by […]
[VIDEO] An 800-HP JUKE and Nürburgring
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Some things are just born weird. The Nissan JUKE is one of these weird things. It is, to a point, exceptionally weird. But you know what? It’s spent the entirety of its life embracing the weird and not being concerned about being different, and that confidence has played to its advantage beautifully. This makes it […]
Nissan European August Sales Figures Released
GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE. You’ve waited and waited, and the time has finally come for the Nissan European August sales to be revealed. Despite the fact that Nissan’s overall sales were down marginally (37,579 units in 2014 versus 37,725 units last year), the automaker improved its market share by 0.6 percent by pulling consistent performances from […]
Nissan Brought Stuff to the Moscow Motor Show and Nobody Got Whipped
In Soviet Russia, auto show…yeah, okay, so we’ve all heard that joke more than enough times. In their recent trip to the Moscow Motor Show, Nissan revealed the Russian-manufactured Pathfinder and Sentra while debuting the JUKE and GT-R NISMO in the country for the first time. We’d make another joke here about how it’s like […]
Nissan Heisman House Returns With Johnny Football
The Nissan Heisman House is returning for a fourth year, and this time, they’re bringing Johnny Football into the fold. Don’t worry, Browns fans: he doesn’t flip anybody off in any of these videos. Nissan Heisman House places Heisman Trophy winners from the past (Roger Staubach, Billy Sims, Marcus Allen, Doug Flutie) in various situations […]
Nissan Kills Murano CrossCabriolet for 2015
Being that this has been circulating for a couple of weeks now, this might qualify more as olds than news (see what we did there?), but it’s really all the more appropriate that we’re only now getting around to writing the obituary for the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. It died as it lived: with a sideways […]
#NISMOMashup Smooshes Together Nissans to Make Concepts
We’ll be objective here: the products that Nissan is trotting out for its #NISMOMashup look extremely badass, but they are completely unlikely to ever bear fruit. With that being said, we’re still going to show you the first two creations tweeted by Nissan Motorsports and we’re going to tell you that we want both of […]
NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Looks Like a Batmobile
The cover has come off of the Nissan Vision Gran Turismo model at last, hinting at a future design and sparing us all the trouble of having to memorize a long name that features a bunch of confusing letter/number nomenclature and way more punctuation than necessary. The NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo is an […]
Nissan’s May Sales Up 17.8 Percent
Nissan was a big winner in May with total sales of 125,558 units, a 17.8 percent year-over-year increase and a best-ever result for the month. With Nissan’s May sales success, the automaker has now set a monthly record in 14 of the last 15 months. Among the models soaring in May was the LEAF, which […]
Nissan cube is Dead in Canada, May Die in US Next
Without a doubt, one of the most polarizing vehicles on the market is the Nissan cube. Some love it, some hate it, but nearly everyone has an opinion about it, and that makes it hard to ignore. If you are a Canadian car buyer on the “love” side of things, we have some bad news: […]
Continued Growth: New Nissan April Sales Record
Every month, we get a glimpse into how our favorite automakers are doing with their sales figures. Once again, the numbers are in, and Nissan for one has every reason to be happy about them. The month saw a new Nissan April sales record, with total sales for Nissan Group up 18.3 percent, and Nissan […]