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Oct 15, 2013, 08:00 ET Nissan Celebrates 10 Million Tennessee-Built Vehicles With Start Of U.S. Rogue Assembly

Nissan celebrated two major milestones today with the first U.S.-produced 2014 Nissan Rogue rolling off the line in Smyrna, Tenn. as the facility's...

Sep 23, 2013, 12:00 ET Nissan To Become Exclusive Automotive Launch Partner For Apple iTunes Radio

Nissan announces first-year partnership commitment for iAd on iTunes Radio, becomes exclusive automotive partner through 2013 Unique content...

Aug 29, 2013, 02:47 ET Nissan Heisman House Returns For A Third College Football Season On ESPN

For the third straight year, Nissan and ESPN are giving viewers the chance to imagine what it might be like if the winners of college football's...

Aug 26, 2013, 05:00 ET Nissan To Boost Americas Production Capacity To More Than 2 Million Units In 2014

By early 2014, Nissan's production capacity will eclipse two million units in the Americas, driven by recently added capacity at its U.S. plants, as...

Aug 26, 2013, 05:00 ET Nissan U.S. Manufacturing On Track To Nearly Double Export Markets By End Of 2015

With significantly increasing production capacity in the United States, Nissan projects its U.S. plants will nearly double the number of export...

Aug 24, 2013, 05:00 ET New York's 'Taxi of Tomorrow' moves closer to the 'Taxi of Today' as Nissan begins production

Production of the Nissan NV200 Taxi – New York's "Taxi of Tomorrow" – is now underway at the company's assembly plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico. (Photo:...

Aug 24, 2013, 05:00 ET Nissan on Record Pace for U.S. Sales With Core Model Growth

With sales of more than 733,000 units through July, Nissan is having its best year on record in the United States, led by strong growth of core...

Aug 23, 2013, 05:00 ET Nissan Turns Over a New LEAF in Key Markets Throughout the United States

With Nissan LEAF sales in the United States up by 335 percent year-over-year since launching the enhanced 2013 model in March, Nissan is seeing...

Aug 23, 2013, 05:00 ET Nissan Expands Its Green Manufacturing Footprint

Nissan has established itself as the global leader in zero emission vehicles with more than 75,000 Nissan LEAF electric cars on the road today. As...

Aug 20, 2013, 12:45 ET Nissan To Equip Next-Generation Titan Pickup With New Cummins Turbo Diesel Engine

At the kickoff of Nissan 360, an industry showcase of Nissan's global product and technology portfolio, the company announced it will offer a...

Jul 01, 2013, 05:44 ET Green Flag Flies for Nissan GT Academy Season 3 on July 2

The wait is almost over and the green flag is about to drop signaling the start of a 26-day competition to identify the fastest Gran Turismo racers...

May 03, 2013, 09:00 ET Nissan Announces Manufacturing Leadership Changes

Nissan today announced that Dan Bednarzyk, currently vice president of the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Mississippi, is named to the newly ...

Feb 18, 2013, 02:02 ET Nissan Names Maarten Sierhuis To Lead New Silicon Valley Research Center

Nissan today announced the hiring of Dr. Maarten Sierhuis as research director to lead the newly opened Nissan Research Center Silicon Valley...

Feb 18, 2013, 02:00 ET Renault-Nissan Alliance Opens Bigger Silicon Valley Research Center to Enhance Advanced Research and Development

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has expanded its presence in Silicon Valley with the opening of a new advanced research center initially specializing in...

Dec 12, 2012, 05:15 ET Nissan Celebrates Two Years of LEAF Sales with Announcement of U.S. Battery Plant

With two years of Nissan LEAF sales just completed, the company today announced the launch of the United States' largest lithium-ion automotive...

Nov 28, 2012, 07:04 ET Infiniti Makes Record Increase, Nissan Continues to Improve in J.D. Power & Associates Sales Satisfaction Survey

Today, J.D. Power & Associates announced in its annual Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) report that Infiniti achieved a No. 2 overall ranking in the...

Nov 20, 2012, 09:32 ET Francois Dossa Named President Of Nissan Brazil

Nissan today announced that Francois Dossa, currently Nissan Brazil's general director of finance and administration, is appointed president of...

Oct 31, 2012, 12:44 ET Nissan Announces Leadership Changes In Canada, Brazil

Nissan today announced that Allen Childs will retire as president, Nissan Canada, following a distinguished career with the company. He will be...

Aug 01, 2012, 05:28 ET Nissan Names Fernando Menezes Communications Director In Brazil

Nissan Americas today announced the appointment of Fernando Menezes as director, corporate communications, Nissan Brazil, as the company continues...

Jul 09, 2012, 05:54 ET Nissan Begins Construction of New Automotive Complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico; Hosts First Stone Ceremony

In a ceremony that fused Japanese and Mexican traditions, Nissan celebrated a historic milestone by setting the first stone of its new manufacturing...

Jun 05, 2012, 10:30 ET Nissan Americas Names Travis Parman Director, Corporate Communications

Nissan Americas today announced that Travis Parman has been named director, Corporate Communications, effective June 18. Most recently, Parman was...

Apr 20, 2012, 09:00 ET Nissan LEAF Helps New York Celebrate Earth Day for Second Straight Year

Today, the award-winning Nissan LEAF will celebrate Earth Day 2012 in New York City, marking the automaker's second year as a sponsor. As part of the ...

Apr 19, 2012, 09:00 ET Nissan Partners With Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office to Educate Teens at More Than 110 Schools About Safe Driving Practices

Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for American teens. The yearly increase in numbers of alcohol-related crashes for teens begins to...

Apr 16, 2012, 12:04 ET Nissan Americas Announces Leadership Changes for Customer Quality and Dealer Network Development Organization

Nissan today announced a number of changes to its Americas Customer Quality & Dealer Network Development (CQ & DND) leadership structure. These...

Apr 03, 2012, 09:00 ET Nissan Taxi of Tomorrow Makes World Debut on Eve of 2012 New York International Auto Show

Each day, 600,000 New Yorkers hop in the back of a taxi – the iconic yellow cab that is a symbol of New York City around the world. Starting today,...