Nissan doesn’t expect the absence of a diesel variant to greatly affect sales of the new Pathfinder. “Not at all,” says Nissan NZ managing director John Manley. “The new model is vastly different from the old one. “Sure, some traditional Pathfinder buyers might say the new one is not for them, but that will be a very small number. “The old one was more of a truck – the … [Read more...] about Nissan Pathfinder: no diesel, no problem
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New-vehicle sales boom – 25 per cent up on 2012
Confidence in the New Zealand economy is on the up, if a 25.7 per cent year-to-date hike in new-vehicle sales is a barometer. Sales to the end of September totalled 83,343 units, made up of 60,589 passenger cars and 22,754 light comercials – numbers that suggest overall 2013 sales could near 110,000, or roughly 10,000 units up on last year. Sports utility vehicles … [Read more...] about New-vehicle sales boom – 25 per cent up on 2012
Spy: Nissan GT-R Nismo
Nissan is expected to unveil its GT-R Nismo at the Tokyo motor show next month, before the lighter, more powerful model goes into production next year. No technical specifications have been released but a modified version of the twin-turbo V6 producing more than 425kW is likely. The GT-R Nismo continues the expansion of the Nismo brand, following on from the Juke, 370Z and … [Read more...] about Spy: Nissan GT-R Nismo
Nissan design brief: what women want
Nissan is overhauling its design philosophy to attract more female buyers, who, it says, have been largely ignored by the motoring industry. “Women don’t see vehicles the same as men – they see it as a tool, as a space, spent alone and with others,” a company executive told the Nissan 360 conference in California. Rachel Nguyen, Nissan’s director of ‘global upstream … [Read more...] about Nissan design brief: what women want
Corolla’s stranglehold on 2013 title
Record new-vehicle sales in August bumped the Hyundai Santa Fe out of the top five spot as the race for the best-selling passenger cars of 2013 heated up. The Santa Fe had been the year’s third best-seller at the end of July, but August saw it slide from third to seventh and replaced in the top five by the Holden Cruze. Hyundai, however, remains the third most popular … [Read more...] about Corolla’s stranglehold on 2013 title