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Datsun to launch in South Africa by end of 2014; also India, Indonesia and Russia

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Datsun, a Nissan Motor Co. brand designing vehicles for high-growth markets, will return to South Africa. The first model to be introduced in South Africa will be a new passenger vehicle that will be launched by the end of 2014. The brand is also to be introduced in India, Indonesia and Russia in 2014.

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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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At the Paris Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche said that the strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is maturing as it enters its seventh year in 2016. The vehicles will also be produced at other Daimler and Nissan plants in Europe and China. kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km).

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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Daimler AG will make investments in the high nine figures (euro) in the new model series by the time of the market launch. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. The pickup will be manufactured in a production cooperation with the Renault-Nissan Alliance.

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Nissan re-launches Datsun brand with 1.2L Datsun GO

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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor President and CEO, unveiled the Datsun GO in India. The Datsun GO is the realization of Nissan’s commitment in March 2012 to return the Datsun brand to the marketplace. Datsun is now the third brand for the Nissan Motor Company along with the Nissan and Infiniti brands.

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Nissan muscles up electric marketing, VW ID testing, Tesla fire: Today's Car News

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electric hatchbacks testing in South Africa. A new Tesla Model S unexpectedly caught fire—twice—after getting a flat tire in California. And Volkswagen teased a video and images of its new I.D. All this and more on Green.

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Daimler & Renault-Nissan Alliance expand cooperation to 1-ton pickup trucks

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are expanding their five-year strategic cooperation ( earlier post ) into the pickup truck segment. Together, Nissan and Daimler will develop a 1-ton pickup truck for Mercedes-Benz. The primary target markets for the truck are Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America.

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