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Associated Press - July 11, 2007 3:15 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nissan North America Incorporated is recalling about 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans.

Nissan is recalling more than 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans to replace air filters that could catch fire, company officials said.The voluntary

Nissan is recalling more than 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans to replace air filters that could catch fire, company officials said. The voluntary recall affects 2007 Altimas with four-cylinder, 2.5-liter engines produced between September 2006 and May 2007 at Nissan's Smyrna plant and between October 2006 and May 2007 at its Canton, Miss., plant. The Altima is Nissan's best-selling car, with ...

MEXICO CITY -- Kellogg, Honda, Nissan and other multinational companies temporarily shut down their factories in western Mexico on Wednesday after rebels attacked a key natural gas pipeline.

Associated Press - July 11, 2007 1:44 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nissan North America is recalling about 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans to replace air filters that could ignite if they...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans to replace air filters that could catch fire, company officials said.

DETROIT -- Nissan Motor Co. is recalling more than 140,500 Altima sedans because the air filter can catch fire if it touches a hot object, such as cigarette ash.

Nissan is recalling more than 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans to replace air filters that could catch fire, company officials said.

Police cruiser was struck by '92 Nissan Pathfinder in West Baltimore A Baltimore police officer was injured early this morning after a man driving a stolen car sped through a stop sign and hit the officer's cruiser in West Baltimore, police said.

"Good dream turned into nightmare!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

NISSAN has opened a £3m quality improvement centre at its European Technical Centre in Cranfield, Bedfordshire in the UK. It will play a leading role for product quality improvement in Europe, and also centralise responsibilities previously handled by several functions dispersed throughout the continent.

Nissan Motor has opened a field quality centre (FQC) at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe located in Cranfield, Bedfordshire in the UK.

TRAPPES, France - July 11, 2007: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced the official opening of a state-of-the-art field quality centre (FQC) at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe located in Cranfield, Bedfordshire in the UK.

SIR KEN MORRISON will be replaced by former Nissan and Asda executive Sir Ian Gibson when he steps down from Morrison's next year after more than 50 years at the head of the UK's fourth biggest supermarket chain. (11/07/2007 08:59:48)

It's not dinner time yet, and it's past lunch hour, but the Slick Pig BBQ on the outskirts of this small Southern city is hopping with customers.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced the official opening of a state-of-the-art field quality centre (FQC) at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe located in Cranfield, Bedfordshire in the UK.

Nissan Opens New European Field Quality Center Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced the official opening of a state-of-the-art field quality centre (FQC) at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe located in Cranfield, Bedfordshire in the UK.

After four engine fires in new Altimas, Nissan North America has recalled about 140,600 of the sedans to change out engine air filters.

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A Burlington man was attacked and robbed while he was walking home Monday night, police said. Police said William Henry Bowe, 56, was walking on Rosenwald Street near Shepherd Street in Burlington when a Nissan drove up beside him.

Fifth Gear took the new 2007 Nissan 350Z out for a spin. If you really want a powerful performance coupe and don’t want to spend over $30,000 to get one, take a look at the 2007 350Z which starts at just $27,900.

A 24-year-old Lauderhill woman is charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a fatal car crash last March that killed a foster mother.

Diverses - Electronic Arts veröffentlichte nun weitere 10 Screenshots sowie zwei Trailer zu Need for Speed ProStreet, welches in dieser Form für Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 und PC in Entwicklung ist. Der eine Trailer zeigt den Nissan GT-R Pronto, der andere handelt ...

Dozens of police and district attorney's office investigators raided an Orange County car dealership as part of an identity theft probe.

Nissan North America will recall nearly 140,600 of its Altima sedans because engine air filters can ignite if a hot ember such as cigarette ash gets into a vehicle's intake system.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Friends and competitors of Oscar Campos say they looked up to the Tucson businessman. Campos was the owner Thoroughbred Nissan and one of Tucson's first Hispanic car dealers.

A potential fire hazard prompts a recall of one of the most popular cars on the road.

Thoroughbred Nissan owner succumbs to fatal illness.

So remember the spy shots of the Nissan GT-R at Goodwood you guys drooled over? Well here are two back-to-back videos of the beast making a publicity stunt at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Tributes are paid to a cyclist killed in a collision with a car near Derwentwater in the Lake District.

Windy City rhyme spitter Common will be showing love to the West Coast, performing for a select group of his biggest fans. Visit SOHH.com for the complete story.

Freetown City Council (FCC) Thursday donated a new brown Nissan Pathfinder, worth over Le 20million, to the management of the Sierra Leone Library Board.

WORCESTER - A city woman who police allege drove in the Piedmont Street area and sold crack cocaine from her black Nissan Maxima was arrested on drug charges yesterday afternoon by vice squad officers.

LUANDA, July 10 (Reuters) - Angola plans to begin producing cars later this year through a venture funded by a Chinese firm and based on technology from Japan's Nissan Motor Co. , a state-run newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Nissan is recalling more than 140,000 of one of its most popular cars, the 2007 Altima Sedan. | | The company said the air filter on the car can catch fire if it comes in contact with a hot object such as a cigarette ash. | | Four fires were reported between February and March. | | Dealers will replace the air filters. | | Nissan said some of the cars recalled were built at its Smyrna...

Don’t you just love sports cars in polar white? We certainly do, and if the particular sports car happens to be the recently updated Nissan 350Z with the new 313Hp 3.5-litre V6, its love at first sight.

Sheriff's deputies in Orange County are searching for five men who they said ambushed a group of teens on an early morning joyride and shot a 14-year-old girl in the back.

The £18,995 truck is based on the latest 2008 model-year 2.5 dCi Outlaw double cab. It comes with leather seats, a CD player, special mats, chrome door mirrors and electric front seats as standard.

Nissan Motor Co. is recalling 140,582 of its 2007 Altimas, the automaker's best-selling US vehicle, because the air filter can catch fire if a hot object is drawn into it. The recall affects Altima cars with a 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine, the Tokyo-based automaker told the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Nissan told the agency it began notifying owners July ...

The steady rise of the 'Detroit of Russia' continued on Tuesday as Nissan Motor announced the start of construction of its new $US200m vehicle assembly plant in St. Petersburg, which is due to open in early 2009.

WORCESTER - A city woman who police allege drove in the Piedmont Street area and sold crack cocaine from her black Nissan Maxima was arrested on drug charges yesterday afternoon by vice squad officers.

Authorities are seeking witnesses to two early morning fatal, one-car, accidents Monday in Ocean County.

* Sector profit seen largely lower on high commodity prices and lacklustre sales from high interest rates. By Rina Chandran

One of Tucson's first Hispanic car dealers died Monday after fighting brain cancer for eight months.

Investigators carted away 350 boxes of business records from an Orange car dealership as part of a probe into allegations that loan applications contained stolen identity information, an official said. SLIDESHOWS: View The Day's Top Photos VIDEO: Watch The Latest News

Altimas are recalled due to fire hazard

Nissan Motor Co. has recalled 140,582 of its 2007 Altima sedans because the air filter can catch fire if it comes in contact with a hot object, such as a cigarette ash, the company said.

DETROIT - Ford's U.S. sales fell 8.1 percent in June and DaimlerChrysler slipped 1.8 percent while Nissan's U.S. sales rose 22.7 percent from a year ago, the automakers said Tuesday.

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., a leading Japanese auto parts supplier partly owned by Toyota Motor Corp., has tapped an American for the first time to head its U.S. operations, in the latest in a series of promotions of U.S. executives at Japanese auto companies.

Bankrupt auto supplier Collins & Aikman Corp. is renegotiating the $68 million sale price of nine plants to Cadence Innovation LLC after customers lost patience with the deal and fled to competitors. Delays in negotiations caused Southfield-based Collins & Aikman to miss supply deadlines with customers of the plants, company spokesman David Youngman said. Uncertainty from the delay scared off ...

A 17-year-old Los Alamos High School graduate survived a car crash Friday when she lost control of her car on North Road near Quemazon. After a caller alerted police at 11:57 a.m., a Los Alamos Fire Department rescue team arrived on the scene to find Sarah Kniss trapped in her black Nissan Xterra.

Dobbs Nissan applied July 5 for a $500,000 building permit for construction on a new dealership at 4141 Hacks Cross Road....

District Attorney investigators are looking into accusations of identity theft. Thousands may be at risk, prosecutors say.

The new, powerful Nissan 350Z Track has its bulges in all the right places, writes CAMERON McGAVIN.

ZEPHYRHILLS - Gordon Hood spent his Christmas vacation replacing the front wall of his small engine repair business, L&G Hood Co.

Sir Ian Gibson, the former Nissan executive and chairman of Trinity Mirror , is poised to replace Sir Ken Morrison as chairman of Wm Morrison next year, a move that will mark the end of Sir Ken’s 51-year reign at the helm of the Bradford-based supermarket chain.

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TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Japan's third-largest automaker by sales, will install an advanced technology that links a car's navigation system to its operation by warning drivers to slow down in potentially dangerous areas, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday.

A 21-year-old Stoney Point woman lost control of her car Sunday night just north of Statesville and collided into another, killing four people in both vehicles. Those dead included a couple in the second car who had been married for more than 40 years. Erika Neely Swann was driving south on U.S. 21 in a red Ford Taurus. She lost control about a mile from the interchange with Interstate 77 and ran ...

July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose in U.S. trading as mining shares including BHP Billiton followed copper and other metal prices higher.

Associated Press - July 9, 2007 5:45 PM ET JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is enroute to Japan where he and state economic-development leaders will try to attract...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Nissan Motor broke ground Monday on a new $200 million assembly plant here that is expected to begin building the redesigned Teana sedan in early 2009.

A motorcyclist was killed when his bike and a car collided in South Melbourne overnight.

LAKEWOOD - A car was hijacked at the Lakewood Center Mall, officials said Monday. Sgt. Martin Acosta of the Lakewood Sheriff's Station said police responded to a car jacking at about 2 p.m. Sunday.

The Japanese automaker decided to recall 140,582 of its 2007 Altima cars after problems with the air filter were reported.

Nissan Motor Co. has recalled 140,582 of its 2007 Altima sedans because the air filter can catch fire if it comes in contact with a hot object, such as a cigarette ash, the company said.

TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s third-largest automaker, will make the Teana sedan and the X-Trail sport-utility vehicle in Russia when it starts production in early 2009.

Three people were killed Sunday evening in a two-vehicle collision north of Statesville. The wreck happened about 8:15 p.m. on U.S. 21, about a mile northeast of a U.S. 21 interchange on Interstate 77. The N.C. Highway Patrol said another victim of the crash was hospitalized in Charlotte with life-threatening injuries.

Are small pickup trucks headed for the auto graveyard?

Ratan Tata said that he was not afraid of competition from European cos but sees greater threat from China.

President Vladimir Putin proposed the joint use of the Gabala early-warning radar, leased by Azerbaijan to Russia, to U.S. President George W. Bush at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.

CORONA - A woman was critically burned Sunday after her truck was rear-ended at a stoplight, then burst in flames with her inside, authorities said. Police and firefighters responded to a call of a traffic collision in the 100 block of North Main Street, police said in a statement.

A semi-truck loaded with bottled water hit a tire from a different semi-truck on Interstate 405 in Kirkland early Monday morning and flipped over, the Washington State Patrol reported. The driver was not injured.

Gov. Haley Barbour left Monday for a five-day trip to Japan, where he and state economic-development leaders will try to attract automotive suppliers to Mississippi.

Nothing! A welcome change after the horrors of the Renault Grand Scenic. The worst I could say is that some of the interior trim is loose. I suppose this will improve as they build more, ours is one of the 1st off the Sunderland line.

A Westminster woman died Sunday afternoon in Larimer County.

A man dies following a collision between his bicycle and a car near Derwentwater in the Lake District.

An elderly Westminster woman was killed Sunday afternoon in an accident on private property about one mile west of Larimer County Road 37 near Livermore.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A man crossing Hylan Boulevard in New Dorp was struck and killed by a pickup truck last night.

Tyler Savery submits: The auto sales figures for June are in, and as we do each month, we provide the sales figures and the relationship to Sirius or XM . Readers should bear in mind that these are auto sales and not installations of satellite radio.

El fabricante japonés de automóviles Nissan, participado en un 44,4% por Renault, ha inaugurado el primer concesionario de su marca de lujo Infiniti en China, ubicado en la ciudad de Shanghai, informó la compañía.

A man was shot twice near Walnut Park on Sunday, in what appears to be a gang-related attack, according to police.

UBS in U.S. UBS is preparing a new growth initiative in the U.S. that may in clude acquisitions as it seeks to bolster its in vestment banking and wealth management business, the Swiss group's chairman said yesterday. Marcel Ospel ruled out...

We're learning new information this morning about a fatal crash involving two vehicles in Iredell County. We now know the names of two of the three people who died in the crash.

It was the final boot out the door by his disgusted girlfriend that triggered a furious gunman to go on a fatal carjacking rampage in Brooklyn. "He told me he couldn't live without me," said a trembling Deisha Bennett, 21, at her President Street...

Nissan, one of Japan’s top car makers is moving into Russia.

A 27-year-old Mobile woman on a job assignment in Minnesota was killed Saturday night when her vehicle ran off the road and rolled over, authorities and family said.

A 35-year-old Montgomery man told police his car was stolen late Friday night while he was in a store on Carter Hill Road.

Brothers Kevin and David Bierman were best friends.

On the evening of June 23, a Nissan Sentra hit an adult cow moose on Route 2 in Phillipston. Tragically, the passenger, a woman from Wendell, died as a result of her injuries. As of last week, the driver, her husband, was in critical condition.

The Bellingham King Nissan Post 7 Senior American League baseball team is ready to play some games that mean something. After making it through 24 non league games, the team will finally play its first league game Tuesday with a doubleheader against Skagit.

Japanese carmaker Nissan begins building a $200m car factory in St Petersburg, its first in Russia.

Car accidents are one of the biggest health risks we face, and last week that risk jumped higher. July Fourth is typically one of the worst days of the year for traffic fatalities.

July 9 (Reuters) - The New York Times reported the following stories on its business pages on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

MOSCOW, July 9 (Reuters) - Here are events and news stories that could move Russian markets today. You can reach us on: +7 495 775 1242 STOCKS CALL (Contributions to moscow.newsroom@reuters.com): Troika Dialog: Markets in Asia are trading higher today. We are opening our prices up 0.5 percent. Olma: The ...

MOSCOW--Nissan Motor Co. on Sunday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 25-billion-yen auto plant on the outskirts of St. Petersburg. X-Trail sports utility vehicle.

The Japanese automaker Nissan said Sunday that it would begin production at its first Russian factory in 2009.

The Brandon Fire Department responded to a rollover accident along I-20 this afternoon.

TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - A rise on Wall Street is likely to help Japanese exporters such as Advantest Corp. on Monday, but the market is seen taking its early cues from machinery orders data due just before the start of trade.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia — Nissan Motor Co held a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday for a passenger car assembly plant in a suburb of St. Petersburg.

When Ratan Tata announced his intention to manufacture and sell a car at Rs. 1 lakh ($2,300) by 2008 few would have foreseen the diverse reactionsfrom the global auto industry. Initial reactions ranged from scepticism to downright disbelief. ...

Four people died on the country's roads this weekend in crashes in Central Otago, Dargaville and Nelson.

An investigation is under way after a triple fatality collision on Interstate 5 in San Diego County, the California Highway Patrol says.

WAILUKU – A Molokai woman convicted of hitting her husband with a car on New Year’s Day was sentenced Friday to five years on probation and ordered to perform 150 hours of community service.

Police continue to look for suspects involved in separate robberies that occurred over the weekend. A pizza delivery worker told police he was robbed Saturday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 8 (Itar-Tass) - The arrival of foreign companies into the Russian market shows that a stable investment climate has set in in the country, said on Sunday first vice-premier Sergei Ivanov, speaking at the laying-down ceremony of the corner-stone of a Nissan factory in St. Petersburg.

Aloha Council Boy Scouts of America recently installed new board members.

An elderly woman dies after a car leaves a road and collides with pedestrians.

John Gibbons was born into a military family. His father, William, was a career officer in the United States Air Force and young John called many places home as he grew up. One of those places was Goose Bay, Labrador, where he played his first baseball game as a kid.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, July 8 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co. , Japan's second-largest car maker, started building a $200 million car plant in St Petersburg on Sunday.

John Gibbons was born into a military family. His father, William, was a career officer in the United States Air Force and young John called many places home as he grew up. One of those places was Goose Bay, Labrador, where he played his first baseball game as a kid.

A trigger-happy carjacker turned the streets of Brooklyn into a real-life game of Grand Theft Auto before he died in a wild shootout with cops in which some 130 shots were fired. Sources said 23-year-old madman Victor Gordon's shooting spree began...

A man was in critical condition at a Des Moines hospital late Saturday after he was struck by a car that went out of control and jumped the curb on...

A woman died after a car accident in Dargaville and a person died in an accident in Millers Flat in Central Otago today, taking the weekend road toll to three.

On the evening of June 23, a Nissan Sentra hit an adult cow moose on Route 2 in Phillipston. Tragically, the passenger, a woman from Wendell, died as a result of her injuries. As of last week, the driver, her husband, was in critical condition.

Bellingham King Nissan Post 7 advanced to the semifinals of the Langley (B.C.) Blaze Woodbat Tournament on Saturday. Post 7 defeated Parksville (B.C.) Royals and Langley Blaze by identical scores of 7-1.

I noticed that the anti-freeze in the overflow take was disappearing. Once the car cooled off I checked the radiator and found that the radiator was down to just above the internals of the radiator. I topped off several times and it disappeared.

A man was in critical condition at a Des Moines hospital late Saturday night after he was struck by a car that went out of control and jumped the...

A Nissan Sentra recently collided with an adult cow moose on Route 2 in Phillipston, killing a woman from Wendell, according to MassWildlife. Her husband, who was driving, was in critical condition. This is the second human fatality in Massachusetts...

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are taking to the road once again as they tackle some of the roughest roads in hazardous surroundings and this time, Nissan is going along for the ride.

11 a.m., July 8 — Police are looking for a two men who robbed a pizza deliveryman last night, according to a Guam Police Department release.

Canton firefighters are responding to a one vehicle accident at Mississippi 118 near Nissan Parkway.

A 17-year-old Los Alamos High School graduate survived a car crash Friday when she lost control of her car on North Road near Quemazon. After a caller alerted police at 11:57 a.m., a Los Alamos Fire Department rescue team arrived on the scene to find Sarah Kniss trapped in her black Nissan Xterra.

A 23-year-old man went on a brazen spree of carjackings and shootings through Brooklyn Saturday, wounding one man and crashing two stolen cars before he was killed by police on a busy street, officials said.

A sedan caught fire Saturday and ignited some brush following a freeway collision in Wildomar, officials said. FIRE WATCH: Complete Fire Coverage

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Police say tourists travelling at break-neck speeds along roads shrouded in snow and ice are risking lives.

The Japanese property developer Thai Nissan Rinkai Mark Co Ltd plans to launch a high-end condominium worth 900 million baht to tap the high-end market, according to managing director Satoshi Kato.

Police are counting on the public to come forward with information in order to hunt down the man who abducted and sexually assaulted another man at knifepoint in Palmerston North.

A 20-year-old man dies in hospital following a car crash in which two other people were injured.

MANHATTAN Two suspects were nabbed yesterday in a bias attack on two Asian men on a Chinatown street, police said. Steven Sackaris, 21 of East Atlantic Beach, L.I., and Michael Ostrosky, 29, of East Rockaway, L.I., were arrested early yesterday...

A "Thelma and Louise" pair of crooks treated Houston Street like a pinball machine - hitting cars and people in a furious attempt to flee following a ID-theft shopping spree, police said. Cops were first alerted to Frances Chanelle, 32, as she...

Bellingham King Nissan Post 7 split its two games on Friday at the Langley (B.C.) Blaze Woodbat Tournament. Kai Hatch led Post 7 to a 9-3 victory over the North Shore Twins with two hits, three runs scored and two stolen bases.

Are small pickup trucks headed for the auto graveyard?

The Japanese property developer Thai Nissan Rinkai Mark Co Ltd plans to launch a high-end condominium worth 900 million baht to tap the high-end market, according to managing director Satoshi Kato.

July 6, 2007 - Peel Regional Police are investigating a gunpoint carjacking outside the Living Arts Centre (LAC) this afternoon. Officers say two men threatened a woman at gunpoint at about 4:45 p.m. before making off in her black Nissan Murano, bearing licence plate marker BAHW 481.

DETROIT - Ford's U.S. sales fell 8.1 percent in June and DaimlerChrysler slipped 1.8 percent while Nissan's U.S. sales rose 22.7 percent from a year ago, the automakers said Tuesday.

"Always Waiting For The Check Engine Light To Come On Again!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

A trio of Asian American college students from across the country were recently selected to participate in the Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership Program.

Police are investigating what caused a head-on crash Wednesday night that killed two children and injured four other people.

A SILVER Nissan Micra valued at £3000 was stolen by thieves.

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's third-largest automaker, Nissan Motor Co, said it has sold over 56,000 units of its Dualis sports utility vehicle globally since its launch in Europe in February.

A man dies after being trapped in his burning car following a road accident in North Yorkshire.

"Great Car, Love the style, handling and VERY QUICK!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

A 2006 Nissan caught fire Tuesday night after hitting a tree near Minot's Souris Golf Course, and the driver, 20, of Minot Air Force Base, was able to get out of the vehicle and was transported to Trinity Hospital for treatment.

New Delhi, July5 Tata Motors’ 1-lakh car project may have excited Mr Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan-Renault, to consider entering the compact car segment, but it has certainly not enthused Mr Jagdish Khattar, CEO and MD of the leading domestic auto major, Maruti Udyog Ltd.

STRATFORD — Two children were killed Wednesday night when the 2007 Nissan Murano their mother was driving north on Main Street collided headon with another

RCMP in Surrey, B.C., are warning Nissan owners in the Lower Mainland that thieves could be targeting their vehicles.

A 13-year-old Castle Rock boy was injured in a hit-and-run accident when a Nissan sedan sideswiped him while he was crossing a street, according to the Castle Rock Police Department.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said last Wednesday his company is working to develop the next generation of smaller auto batteries (this technology holds promise for electric cars as well as for hybrids).

A 2006 Nissan caught fire Tuesday night after hitting a tree near Minot's Souris Golf Course, and the driver, 20, of Minot Air Force Base, was able to get out of the vehicle and was transported to Trinity Hospital for treatment.

Defects aren't something automakers usually like to spotlight. But Nissan's new facility, shown to reporters Monday, does just that.

The new Nissan will be available on the Japanese automarket in a limited edition of 300 unints. The price will be around $44,000, not too much if we think that tha 2007 Nismo 350 Z is sold at a price of $38,695 .

General Motors Corp. on Tuesday posted a steeper-than-anticipated 24 percent decline in June sales. Ford Motor Co. sales were down 11 percent, while Chrysler's fell 5 percent. Sales for Nissan were up an industry-leading 18 percent. Toyota's sales gained 6 percent; Honda's rose 7 percent.

Looks wider and slightly longer and we can clearly see that the headlamps don’t really fit. Alongside the mule Nissan had a current 350 Z and a Porsche Cayman S to compare with.

A Richmond man is behind bars accused of doing $7,000 in damage at the car dealership where he used to work. Employees at Victory Nissan on Mechanicsville Turnpike found the tires on more than 30 cars and trucks slashed yesterday morning.

Nissan Motor Co. has opened a new quality control facility based at the Nissan Technical Center in Kanagawa, Japan. The Field Quality Center will conduct investigation analysis to identify the root cause and solutions for problems in vehicles.

Three people died on the spot and ten others were seriously injured in a grisly road accident at Pole Pole area along the Nairobi-Meru road. The accident occurred when the driver of a Nissan matatu lost control of the vehicle as it negotiated a sharp corner, causing it to roll several times.

Detroit's Big Three report lackluster results in the first half as Toyota, Nissan and Honda improve in leaps.

Sgt. Craig Godbold steps away from the white Nissan Sentra with a pellet gun and bag of pellets that was allegedly used by Anthony D. Tenner, 19, to commit nine counts of felony mischief Tuesday afternoon.

SANTIAGO, Chile, July 3 -- Nissan Motor Company Ltd. announced today details of a multi-faceted four-year contract signed with Fox Sports Latin America to sponsor the South American Soccer Tournament: Copa Nissan Sudamericana.

Sales for GM’s Detroit-based rivals also slid for June, while Toyota , Honda and Nissan all gained ground after taking the unusual step of increasing spending on showroom discounts.

July 4 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and other Asian automakers won a record share of U.S. sales in June, aided by demand for fuel-efficient cars.

TOKYO — Nissan Motorsports — Nismo to cognoscenti — has fashioned a roadgoing companion to the Fairlady Z Type 380RS-Competition. Available in a limited run of 300 copies in the Japan domestic market, the Type 380RS will sell for around $44,000. That appears to be a modest price premium over the 2007 Nismo 350Z that is offered in the U.S. for $38,695.

Nissan opened a $7.3 million Field Quality Center in hope to halve the time needed to deal with defects by the next three years, officials said. The Field Quality Center is part of several new buildings Nissan has set up recently, including one for developing technology and another for training workers. The facility which is located in a city just west of Tokyo, includes panel photos of cars that ...

SANTIAGO, Chile, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan Motor Company Ltd. announced today details of a multi-faceted four-year contract signed with Fox Sports Latin America to sponsor...

A Richmond man is behind bars accused of doing $7,000 in damage at the car dealership where he used to work. Employees at Victory Nissan on Mechanicsville Turnpike found the tires on more than 30 cars and trucks slashed yesterday morning.

Nissan Motor Company Ltd. announced today details of a multi-faceted four-year contract signed with Fox Sports Latin America to sponsor the South American Soccer Tournament: Copa Nissan Sudamericana.

Sales for GM’s Detroit-based rivals also slid for June, while Toyota , Honda and Nissan all gained ground after taking the unusual step of increasing spending on showroom discounts.

When Manny Wiggins read about the 13-hour kidnapping of two Atlanta lawyers, he shook his head, prayed and started to cry. It could have been him. In fact, for 25 minutes Friday night, it was him. The same men who robbed and kidnapped David Deganian and Herman Hoying Sunday morning, allegedly carjacked and beat Wiggins Friday night. The white Nissan that Deganian and Hoying were stuffed into ...

People arrested are innocent unless proved otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses. Recovered vehicle — Sweet Home police officers recovered a 1992 Nissan Sentra on Friday that had been reported stolen from Albany.

TOKYO — Nissan Motorsports — Nismo to cognoscenti — has fashioned a roadgoing companion to the Fairlady Z Type 380RS-Competition. Available in a limited run of 300 copies in the Japan domestic market, the Type 380RS will sell for around $44,000. That appears to be a modest price premium over the 2007 Nismo 350Z that is offered in the U.S. for $38,695.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans provided only poor or marginal protection from neck injuries in simulated crashes conducted by the insurance industry.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 3, 2007 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 92,213 units in June, up 18.2 percent from the prior year. Nissan Division sales increased by 19.4 percent over last year. Infiniti Division posted a sales increase of 9.3 percent versus the prior year.

July 3, (Reuters) - Following are Nissan Motor Co Ltd U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in June 2007 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year to date.

Police have arrested a former employee of Victory Nissan on Mechanicsville Turnpike and charged him in connection with a vandalism incident at his former employer’s car lot. The Hanover Sheriff’s Office has arrested William J. Cohen, 49, and charged him with two counts of grand larceny and misdemeanor property damage.

Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. sales climbed 22.7 percent in June while sales of DaimlerChrysler AG vehicles slipped 1.8 percent from a year ago, the automakers said Tuesday.

Investigators are looking into a Friday traffic accident on Eureka Road that left a motorcyclist dead.

Sales of new cars, trucks and buses in Japan have dropped another 9.4% in June, the 14th straight month of decline. Industry giant Nissan saw its 21st month of declining sales and Subaru, which fared the worst, saw its sales drop for the 23rd month in a row.

Atsugi, Japan -- Defects aren't something automakers usually like to spotlight. But Nissan's new facility, shown to reporters Monday, does just that.

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ASTANA. July 3 (Interfax) - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has attended groundbreaking ceremonies for three new plants in Astana. They include an enterprise to produce Nokian tires, a plant that will assemble Nissan cars, and another plant to assemble General Electric railway locomotives.

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. workers stand by a machine that re-creates rocky and swerving road conditions to test vehicles indoors for problems. It is part of the company's new Field Quality Center in Atsugi, Japan.

MIRA LOMA - A Nissan Pathfinder overturned Monday causing unknown injuries. The crash occurred about 7:50 p.m. Monday on the westbound 60 Freeway at the northbound 15 Freeway.

The decline in the Japanese currency has improved profit but it has also pushed up import costs that may cut into earnings and has sparked criticism from trading partners.

Defects aren’t something automakers usually like to spotlight. But Nissan Motor Co.’s new plant, opened last month in Atsugi, a town just west of Tokyo, does just that.

An Athens woman was killed and two other people were injured in a wreck Sunday on Interstate 75 in Cook County. Predita Lashea Flint, 39, was killed instantly after being ejected from a 1999 Nissan Maxima, said Trooper 1st Class Dana Harnage of the Georgia State Patrol.

ATSUGI, Kanagawa Pref. (AP) Defects aren't something automakers usually like to spotlight. But a new Nissan facility shown to reporters Monday does just that. Read more ...

Investigators are looking into a Friday traffic accident on Eureka Road that left a motorcyclist dead.

TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co on Monday opened a new Field Quality Center (FQC) based at the Nissan Technical Center in Atsugi, Kanagawa, to focus on vehicle quality enhancement processes.

Cook County - A Kentucky woman was killed in a crash Sunday night while traveling through South Georgia. Jerry Flint of Stanton, Kentucky was driving his Nissan Maxima north on Interstate 75 in Cook County when he lost control of his car and crossed into the southbound lanes.

The new state Board of Health on a unanimous voice vote today chose Dr. Ed Thompson as interim state health officer to replace Dr. Brian Amy.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Two months ahead of its official September on-sale date, Nissan has released details on the all-new 2008 Rogue. The compact-crossover sibling of the Murano was first unveiled in January at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show . Two trim levels will be offered, the Rogue S and the Rogue SL. Buyers can opt for front- or all-wheel drive.

People arrested are innocent unless proved otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses. Recovered vehicle — Sweet Home police officers recovered a 1992 Nissan Sentra on Friday that had been reported stolen from Albany.

Covington police say it appears a bicyclist was intoxicated when he darted out into traffic and was killed Sunday night.

Have you ever seen a guy reach into his pocket, draw out a twenty-dollar bill, and celebrate “finding” this money? Well, CarDomain.com pulled a similar move today, but on a rather grander scale - $3 million came out of founder Alex Algard’s pockets. CarDomain also achieved the “Major Milestone of 500,000 Custom Ride Pages Built,” which means that around half a million vehicles have been ...

Covington police said it appears a bicyclist was intoxicated when he darted out into traffic and was killed Sunday night.

A group of asthma sufferers who said Tokyo air pollution made them sick accepted a 1.2 billion yen out-of-court settlement from automakers and the government on Monday.

ATSUGI, Japan – Defects aren’t something automakers usually like to spotlight. But Nissan’s new facility, shown to reporters today, does just that.

, Japan -- Defects aren't something automakers usually like to spotlight. But Nissan's new facility, shown to reporters Monday, does just that. Panel photos of cars that had caught fire and an exhibition of other examples of problems are among the fe