Pictured: Nissan-Renault's Carlos Ghosn and Mitsubishi CEO Osamu Masuko It will be business as usual for carmakers Nissan and Mitsubishi in New Zealand, as far as Nissan NZ managing director John Manley is concerned. “I assume it will be exactly the same as (the Nissan alliance) with Renault,” said Manley. “At a national sales company level we are completely separate, … [Read more...] about Nissan-Mitsubishi deal: it’s business as usual for NZ
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Norway queues for electric Nissan Leaf, the car NZ doesn’t want
Norway and its abundance of clean energy is showing the world and its policy makers how to adopt electric cars – and in doing so it’s leaving similarly clean New Zealand far behind. The plug-in Nissan Leaf (above) was the second best-selling EV in Norway last month – yet it was recently pulled from the market in New Zealand because it couldn’t sell at its sub-$40,000 … [Read more...] about Norway queues for electric Nissan Leaf, the car NZ doesn’t want
Texan Tony has the fastest Nissan GT-R in the US
Texan Tony Palo’s Nissan GT-R holds multiple records as the quickest Godzilla in the US, including a half-mile of 235.6 mp/h, or 381km/h. This video, from Japan’s Motorhead magzine, begins with Palo putting the GT-R on a dyno, where its go-faster 3.8-litre V6 engine makes an insane 1616kW and 1744Nm of torque. The engine in the new-look GT-R – the one unveiled at the New York … [Read more...] about Texan Tony has the fastest Nissan GT-R in the US
Toyota NZ to Toyota HQ: ‘Can we please have car to rival Nissan Juke’
Toyota NZ has put its name down for the production version of the C-HR concept (above) when it is unveiled at the Geneva motor show next March. In doing so it is playing catch-up in the compact SUV/crossover market, particularly the quirky segment that Japanese rival Nissan has pretty much had to itself with the Juke for almost the past four years. Toyota NZ product … [Read more...] about Toyota NZ to Toyota HQ: ‘Can we please have car to rival Nissan Juke’
New Nissan Navara engine tops workhorse ute class for fuel efficiency
Nissan is talking up the power-to-weight ratio of its new Navara ute, saying it’s lighter and uses less diesel fuel than its many rivals, but delivers just as much oomph. The kerb weight difference of up to 300kg over Ford Ranger variants, it says, can add up to a saving for the Navara owner of between $500 and $700 a year in town-and-around fuel bills alone. Nissan NZ … [Read more...] about New Nissan Navara engine tops workhorse ute class for fuel efficiency