Disgraced former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn will remain in Japanese custody past New Year’s Day

Thomson Reuters The former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn is expected to spend New Year’s Day in a Tokyo jail, after a court chose to extend his stay until January 11, in the wake of new allegations of financial misconduct, The Asian Nikkei Review reports. Ghosn has been behind bars since November and was served a […]

Nissan Launches Punchier e-Powered Note Nismo S for Japan

Nissan’s performance arm, Nismo, is wetting its beak on electrified powertrains. Last week, the company launched the Note e-Power Nismo S — upping the model’s performance output by roughly 25 percent. Sold in Japan since December of 2016, the Note e-Power Nismo offered 109 horsepower and 187 lb-ft. The new Nismo S brings those specs to 134 horsepower and […]

Take Note: Nissan Announces Pricing for Its Littlest Hatchback

Despite a public hell-bent on buying trucks and crossovers, Nissan is boldly continuing to forge paths and spend money in the sedan and subcompact categories. As Tim noted earlier this week, the company’s optimism in those segments comes at an interesting time. We can now chalk another one up in the small car department for […]

Don’t Bother With the Garage Tonight: Nissan Recalls Over 215,000 Vehicles in U.S. Over Fire Concern

Nissan North America is recalling 215,124 vehicles in the United States and another 19,761 units in Canada due to an anti-lock brake pump defect that could pose a fire hazard. Affected models include the 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder and 2017 Infiniti QX60. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s report on the recall […]

The Nissan Kicks Is – Unsurprisingly – Performing Much Better North of the Border

Not concerned with offering all-wheel drive, Nissan’s recently launched Kicks subcompact knows its ground clearance, styling, and low, low entry price is what customers will take notice of, not its perceived off-road prowess. It doesn’t have any (though on dry and flat boulder-free trails, it would probably do fine). After Nissan unveiled its pricing in the […]

Nissan design chief confirms new Z is underway

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Design/Style,Nissan,Coupe,Classics,Future,Performance A new concept could be seen at Tokyo 2019. Continue reading Nissan design chief confirms new Z is underway Nissan design chief confirms new Z is underway originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 07 Sep 2018 16:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  […]

2018 Nissan Armada Rental Review – You Really Don’t Need One, But Maybe You’ll Want One

Sometimes one just has to appreciate the complete absurdity of a vehicle. The never-ending available horsepower in the current pony car wars, for example. The over-the-top quilted interior of the limited-run Bentley Continental GT3-R. And then we have the 2018 Nissan Armada, which is completely and totally ridiculous in its own right. It’s substantially bigger […]

Nissan Recalls 166,000 Vehicles in North America Over Ignition Switch Snafu

Nissan is recalling roughly 166,000 vehicles due to an ignition switch issue that could cause the vehicle’s engine to shut off while driving. The automaker said 153,000 of the recalled units are in the United States, with another 13,000 in Canada. Hoping to stave off additional problems before the matter can be resolved, Nissan has requested […]