| Nissan Profit Surges 31 Percent | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:46:41 PM by Blog57 Team | | Nissan Motor Co., which drew the limelight earlier this year for discussing a possible alliance with General Motors, said Thursday that profit rose 31 percent in the July-September quarter. Net income surged to 164 million yen ($1.38 million) in the period, from 125 million yen a year earlier, the Tokyo-based company said In a release. But sales slipped 0.9 percent to 2.324 billion yen ($19.5 million). .... | |
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| | | Nissan may shift 2 lines out of US | | Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:45:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. plans to move production of two vehicles to Japan from the United States as a way to save costs on automobiles produced in smaller quantities, according to a news report yesterday. Nissan will move production of the Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 sports utility vehicle to two factories in Japan from the company's plant in Canton, Miss., during 2008-2009, Japan's Nihon Keizai business daily said. The paper did not identify its sources. Nissan said it sold about 40,000 Quests and 15,000 QX56s in North America in 2005. The unused manufacturing capacity at the Mississippi plant would be shifted to increased production of pickup trucks, leaving total plant output unchanged, the Nihon Keizai said. .... | |
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| | | Lifestyle fashion visionary Marc Ecko to cooperate with Nissan | | Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 8:46:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | Nissans North American division and lifestyle fashion visionary Marc Ecko have announced a plan to co-develop a range of vehicles based on existing models that blend the world of fashion and automotive design. At the recent MAGIC clothing tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nissan made it clear that it wanted to establish a long time partnership with Ecko and his self-titled label. The collaboration is tagged "SHIFT_unltd." To celebrate the relationship, Nissan and Ecko will modify the Nissan Pathfinder and Nissan Armada with a new design inspired by the ecko unltd. and Cut & Sew clothing lines. The ecko unltd. Nissan Pathfinder will feature an attitude that combines ecko unltd.s "street-smart swagger" and give it an "old school" twist. The exterior will feature smoothed wheel wells, a modified grill highlighted by the Nissan badge, and a custom black and grey camouflage paint job offset by safety orange detailing, while the interior will be given dose of 1960s redesign The Cut & Sew Nissan Armada will be in theme of the clothing lines fashion-forward designs.... | |
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| | | Nissan shares design experiences with Singapore experts, students | | Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 10:46:15 AM by Blog57 Team | | SINGAPORE : Japanese car maker Nissan is on an Asia Pacific roadshow to exchange ideas with experts and students in the design industry on the models it is coming up with. It is all part of an effort to stress the point that design matters to the consumer. It is called the Imagination Factory - Nissan's processes of automotive design from concept right through to completion. With the support of Singapore's Design Council, Nissan has been meeting local and international designers to explore the many facets of design - something which has helped the Japanese car maker ride out difficult times in the 1990s. Nissan says its company philosophy is driven by three Cs. It says at the end of the day, whatever it does, it has got to be clear, consistent and creative. Alfonso Albaisa, Product Chief Designer, Nissan Motor Company, said, "It is really to understand the culture and the people.... | |
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| | | Nissan Scores for Spurs | | Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 12:45:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | Nissan has signed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur's commercial team to supply 32 vehicles including NOTEs, Primeras, Muranos, Interstars and Kubistars. Contract hire proved to be the perfect way of funding and managing the cars and commercial vehicles for Spurs. The two-year/24,000 miles contract hire deal, includes breakdown cover and maintenance which will be managed by Nissan dealer Glyn Hopkin. The new fleet line up at Tottenham includes: the new and eye-catching NOTE that offers everything for the active family life; a stylish yet bold design and a highly versatile interior; the driver focused Primera that proves its individuality with unique looks and innovative technology; the ground breaking Murano that is inspired by both sports coupes and 4x4s and whether on or off road provides an impressively powerful and comfortable ride; the most compact van in its sector, the Kubistar is just over 4 metres long yet boasts the longest cargo bay in its class; and the exceptionally versatile Interstar which is available in a choice of three lengths, roof heights and payloads, plus a wide range of efficient power units.... | |
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| | | Nissan/ETCM s 2Q sales down 18% | | Posted Wednesday, August 09, 2006 2:46:12 PM by Blog57 Team | | Nissan/Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd's (ETCM) reported an 18% drop in vehicles sales in the second quarter of 2006 (2Q06) to 5,496 units from 6,705 units a year ago due to the instability of used-car prices, more stringent car loan requirements by finance companies, and escalating cost of car ownership. In a statement on Aug 8, the company said sales would remain flat for the third quarter, as the current market was “challenging and competitive". .... | |
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| | | Could Toyota beat Nissan/Renault to the punch? | | Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:45:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | Forget Carlos Ghosn and Renault-Nissan... if you're going to sell out, do it right. According to BusinessWeek, Toyota Motor Company is none too excited to see any kind of partnership between Renault-Nissan and GM, let alone a 20-percent stake in GM for Ghosn's company. An alliance, which GM CEO Rick Wagoner and Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn are mulling over for the next 90 days, could range anywhere from sharing engineering to a full-blown partnership that includes sharing platforms, engines, manufacturing capacity and more. While nothing has been uttered publicly about a deal between Toyota and General Motors, there are whispers floating around that the rapidly-growing Japanese company might be able to make GM an offer it can't refuse -- without buying an equity stake, which is something Toyota typically avoids, according to BW.... | |
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| | | GM, Renault/Nissan to continue alliance talks | | Posted Monday, July 17, 2006 2:46:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | Detroit, Michigan - General Motors, the world's largest automaker, and FrenchJapanese partners Renault and Nissan rounded the first corner Friday in exploratory talks for a threeway alliance. After a meeting in Detroit of their leaders, the companies announced they would conduct a joint review, in private, to assess the possibility of joining forces. Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive of Renault and Nissan Motor Co., and Rick Wagoner, chairman and CEO of General Motors, held an "exploratory discussion" late Friday regarding the possibility of creating an industrial alliance, the automakers said in a statement. "We had a good discussion today, and are looking forward to having our teams work together to explore our ideas," Wagoner and Ghosn said.... | |
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