TOKYO: Japanese auto giant Nissan said Friday that it would recall thousands of free mugs it gave away in Japan this year, owing to fears they could make people ill.
Nissan will recall 142,523 tumblers because their lids contained more lead than the legal limited, a company statement said.
“Nissan received a call from one […]

Frank Filipponio

Another big recall to report. This time it’s Nissan and its bread-and-butter Altima sedan. Apparently, cars with the 2.5-liter four-cylinder have an air filter that can cause some serious problems. It seems that if something hot is sucked into the filter, like ashes from a cigarette, it can catch on fire. Four incidents have […]

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (日産自動車株式会社 Nissan Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 7201 , NASDAQ: NSANY) is a Japanese automobile manufacturer which formerly marketed vehicles under the Datsun brand name. The company’s main offices are located in the Ginza area of Chūō-ku, Tokyo but Nissan plans to move their headquarters to Yokohama, Kanagawa by 2010, with construction starting […]

Infiniti is a Japanese brand used by Nissan, an automobile manufacturer and serves as Nissan’s luxury brand to the American, Canadian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, South Korean and Taiwanese markets. Nissan also has plans to release Infiniti into many European markets (Russia & Ukraine in 2007, United Kingdom in 2008 [1]), China (10 dealerships by 2007), […]

by Scott Davis
Mercedes-Benz USA has accepted the resignation of Keith May, Vice President of Sales since joining the company in 2000, who is leaving “to pursue other interests”. May will be replaced by Mark McNabb, former Vice President of Marketing for MBUSA.

McNabb joined Mercedes-Benz as marketing chief last February, coming from Nissan’s Tokyo office. Previous […]

by Alex Nunez
Nissan’s pulled the wraps off its new Rogue crossover, which looks for all the world like a Hyundai Santa Fe, which, in turn, means it also looks like the Toyota RAV4 — both of which are vehicles it’s designed to compete directly against. We’re not so sure we’re into the flowy lines on […]