article thumbnail

Nissan Rental Sales: The Altima Might Remain the Fastest Car on the Road

The Truth About Cars

If you’ve rented a car in recent years, there’s a great chance you were offered a Nissan of some sort. Whether it’s the Altima or Rogue, Nissan has long relied heavily on fleet sales, and the company’s most recent sales numbers show that the habit hasn’t died yet. Image: Nissan] Become a& TTAC& insider.

Nissan 97
article thumbnail

Have a Hoopty Nissan? Park It!

The Truth About Cars

In what is surely one of the oddest advisements from a major automaker in recent memory, Nissan has published a do-not-drive order for cars which have likely been recycled into tin cans some spell ago. The models noted certain copies of the 2002 – 2006 Nissan Sentra, 2002 – 2004 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2002 – 2003 Infiniti QX4.

Nissan 88
article thumbnail

Toyota and Nissan pair up with Tencent and Baidu for China AI arms race – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Japan’s Toyota Motor will pair up with China’s Tencent while Nissan will team up with Baidu , the companies said on Thursday, cross-border partnerships that highlight the importance of artificial intelligence for carmakers. It saw its sales in China fall 1.7% It saw its sales in China fall 1.7%

Nissan 52
article thumbnail

Tesla Supercharger rival, Nissan Leaf recall, Tesla tops Toyota in California: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Tesla has topped the sales charts in California—over Toyota. The current and past five model years of the Nissan Leaf are being recalled. And the Electrify America and Tesla Supercharger networks have a new challenger. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

Nissan 90
article thumbnail

Toyota and Nissan EVs: With $7,500 tax credit phaseout soon, don’t miss the affordability window

Green Car Reports

The runway is looking shorter for two new affordable electric vehicles from Toyota and Nissan.

article thumbnail

GM and Nissan lead in US plug-in sales in December; GM and Toyota for the year

Green Car Congress

2012 US sales of plug-in vehicles by major OEMs. GM was the US sales leader among the major OEMs for plug-in vehicles in December, and for 2012. For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% Nissan North America, Inc. Click to enlarge.

Plug-in 304
article thumbnail

Beware Toyota HiLux, look out Ford Ranger! BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon

EV Central

Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger when it lands in Australia later this year. BYD will also soon launch an all-electric version of the new pick-up that will be on sale as soon as 2025.

BYD 81