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Nissan sues former Unused Mexico dealership

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The go well with seeks an injunction and damages, in addition to $763,375 Nissan mentioned the collect owes for 25 cars it purchased in 2021 and some other $152,994 it mentioned the ex-dealership owes for portions, equipment and products and services. The go well with, filed Aug.

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Workhorse Group applies for $250M loan from DOE Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program

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The company also announced that DOE has deemed its application to be substantially complete for purposes of DOE beginning its preliminary evaluation of the technical, financial, legal and other aspects of the application. The program has issued loans for projects run by Tesla, Ford and Nissan.

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Driving Dystopia: Eight Automakers Accused of Lying About Customer Data Protections

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The accused companies include Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, Volkswagen, BMW, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and Kia — which reportedly told lawmakers that they would supply data to police and other government agencies whenever subpoenaed. But because a legal precedent was set decades before they were born, the government might decide that’s just fine.

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Ricardo study predicts that BRIC automotive markets will be eclipsed by the “Rising-15”

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Nissan introducing new Datsun in Indonesia. Nissan’s Datsun brand will unveil a new car in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 September—the first of two models to go on sale in Indonesia in 2014. The study set out to analyse and compare the key indicators for social and economic development, and market drivers in 23 countries.

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T&E: VW sells least polluting Euro 6 diesels in Europe; no brand meets Euro 6 in real-world driving; loopholes & defeat strategies

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Among the real-world findings per car brand: Fiat and Suzuki diesel cars on average exceed the NO x limit by 15 times; Renault-Nissan vehicles by more than 14 times; General Motors’ brands Opel/Vauxhall by 10 times; and. The carmakers’ ranking was built with on-road performance figures mostly measured in real world driving.

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Ghosn Suggests Renault City EV

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Puregreencars.com reports Renault's (and Nissan's) Carlos Ghosn sees electric city cars in their future. Seems like further confirmation of my previous Nissan post (cnet), and the rumors of a renewed interest by European automakers in electric city cars. Three to four years away, apparently.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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In a new working paper, the team contends that PEVs require innovation in how these products are retailed to customers as well as demanding changes in consumer behavior and relying on new support infrastructure. These expose dealers to legal liability for misstatements or for communicating misleading information to customers.

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