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Honda and Nissan are Teaming Up to Accelerate EV Development

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Honda’s partnership with General Motors yielded the Prologue EV and Acura ZDX, and the Japanese automaker is now looking to team up with Nissan to do more of the same. The move would help Nissan get its EV plans back on track after a bumpy start for the Ariya. Image: Nissan] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Nissan is Readying a Slew of New Products to Boost Sales and Profitability

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Nissan sales have languished in recent times, but the automaker has a turnaround plan that leans on improved products that will debut over the next several months. Automotive News obtained information from a recent Nissan dealer meeting that includes outlines for an updated Murano, Rogue, armada, and more.

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Nissan Has a Turnaround Plan That Involves Cheaper EVs and Other Electrified Models

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The last decade hasn’t been the kindest to Nissan. Uchida said Nissan plans to release 30 new models by 2026, including 16 electrified models. Importantly, Nissan’s EV roadmap includes plans to slash prices by 30 percent, achieving cost parity between EVs and ICE vehicles by 2030. Nissan only sells two EVs in the U.S.

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

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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. Though those numbers don’t look great for Nissan, its leader of U.S.

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Tesla Model 3 is US’ most searched vehicle in the past six months: study

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Following the Tesla Model 3 were the Honda CR-V and the Honda Civic, both of which saw 3,669,000 online searches. For the UK, the Nissan Qashqai emerged as the most popular, with about 815,000 searches during the past six months.

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The Tesla Model 3 Made the List of Most-Leased Vehicles as First EV

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While the list is typically dominated by high-volume gas vehicles like the Ford F-150 and Nissan Rogue, the Tesla Model 3 is on a run that made it the first EV to make the top 10 most leased vehicles in the second quarter of 2023. Model 3 leases accounted for 1.79

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Wired blogger takes on Nissan LEAF

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Darryl Siry blogs over at Wired's Autopia. He's a bit surprised, as are all of us, that Nissan has emerged as the first big automaker to manufacture a mass-produced electric car. First, he suggests Nissan overstates the range of the LEAF. Instead Nissan is relying on air circulation with a fan. Buyer beware!

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