Nissan
Nissan Will Take a Controlling Stake in Mitsubishi
The Japanese auto industry is about to consolidate, and quickly. In a joint news conference, Nissan (and Renault) CEO Carlos Ghosn and Mitsubishi Motors CEO Osamu Masuko announced...
Renault Pledges To Boost France Output
French automaker Renault has come up with an interesting way of dealing with its overcapacity in Europe. It will boost output and produce more cars there. While the idea may...
Infiniti Announces Idiotic New Naming Scheme
Over the years, Infiniti's management has made some head-scratching moves. The brand, launched around the same time as Lexus, decided to show rocks and trees - and not the...
Nissan May Revive Datsun Brand
Word from Japan's Nikkei business daily newspaper is that Nissan is considering a revival of the Datsun name. The report has not been confirmed publicly by Nissan, but the key...
Will GM Again Kill the Electric Car?
There is more than a little chatter over the past week or two in the autoblogosphere about the Chevy Volt. Normally, in these media frenzied times, that would be good news for...
Do Ford’s High Fleet Sales Make the Tundra Look Bad?
Last Friday, I received a note on our article that asked "What happened to the Tundra?" from Jason Lancaster, administrator of TundraHeadquarters.com that prompted me to take a...
What Happened to the Tundra?
By Chris Haak Way back in the 2007 model year, you may recall that things looked quite different in the auto industry. Neither GM nor Chrysler had declared bankruptcy; GM was...
New York’s New Taxi Will Be a Nissan Van
Decades ago, when you travelled to the Big Apple, there was but one kind of taxi: the ubiquitous Checker. Beloved by many because of their spacious interior and incredible...
New York 2011: Nissan Reveals 2012 Versa
By Chris Haak Nissan's Versa, which competes against subcompacts such as the Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris, has the value proposition of being the "big small car," and indeed, the...