International Business News - Nissan http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Nissan North America Inc. said Wednesday its September U.S. sales plunged on double-digit drops in demand for nearly every one of its models. Nissan sold a total of 59,565 vehicles in September, down 36.8 percent from 94,269 same month last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/september-auto-sales-nissan.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:26:33 EDT Nissan employees taking buyout offers of up to $125,000 to leave their jobs in Smyrna and Decherd have an invitation to apply with the South's automaking newcomer, Volkswagen. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/nissan-good-response-to-tenn-worker-buyouts.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:45:36 EDT Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday its U.S. auto sales rose in August, lifted by higher volumes of its Frontier truck and Xterra sport utility vehicle. Nissan North America Inc. said U.S. August sales rose 13.6 percent to 108,493 units from 95,527 units in August last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/august-auto-sales-nissan-sales-rise.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:01:42 EDT Hit by soaring steel and other material costs, Nissan announced price hikes in Japan Friday for some commercial vehicle models but held back from increases on its more crucial passenger car offerings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/nissan-says-its-raising-some-japan-prices.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:08:42 EDT Nissan won't be coming out with a model available only as a hybrid, opting instead to focus on electric vehicles for its green strategy, according to a senior executive. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/nissan-sold-on-electric-cars-not-hybrids.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:38:44 EDT Chrysler LLC and Nissan Motor Co. are in talks over an agreement to jointly produce midsize cars, according to a published report. Chrysler is discussing an agreement with Nissan under which the Japanese automaker would produce midsize sedans that Chrysler would sell in the U.S. under its own brand, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/report-chrysler-nissan-in-talks-on-midsize-cars.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:35:29 EDT Nissan showed on Wednesday a spiffy electric car packed with a battery developed by the Japanese automaker to deliver more power than the type common in today's hybrids. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/nissan-shows-test-models-of-electric-car-hybrid.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:02:06 EDT Nissan Motor Co. will soon sell cars that push back when drivers try to put the pedal to the metal. It has also developed a test model packed with additional sensor technology to make vehicles crash-free. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/nissan-cars-to-push-back-when-drivers-floor-it.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:15:08 EDT Nissan Motor Co. will soon sell cars that push back when drivers try to put the pedal to the metal. The Japanese carmaker Monday announced its new "ECO Pedal" system, which makes the gas pedal press upward when it senses motorists are speeding up too quickly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/nissan-cars-to-push-back-when-drivers-floor-it.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:58:59 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Aug. 1, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--U.S.-traded shares of Nissan Motor Co. declined on Friday after the Japanese automaker said its profit for the April-June quarter fell 43 percent, stung by a rising yen and provisions for lost value to its leased vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/movers-roundup-nissan-massey-energy.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:12:56 EDT Japanese carmaker Nissan North America Inc. said Friday its U.S. sales rose last month as volumes of trucks and small vehicles offset declines in luxury models. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/july-auto-sales-nissan-north-america.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:01:34 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Nissan Motor Co. declined on Friday after the Japanese automaker said its profit for the April-June quarter fell 43 percent, stung by a rising yen and provisions for lost value to its leased vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/nissan-shares-sink-following-sharp-profit-decline.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:00:23 EDT Nissan Motor Co. said Friday its net profit for the April-June quarter dropped 42.8 percent, hit by a rising yen and accounting provisions for the declining value of leased vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/101626-japan-earns-nissan.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/nissans-profit-drops-43-percent-on-rising-yen.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/nissans-profit-drops-43-percent-on-rising-yen.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:20:28 EDT Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. shares rose slightly Wednesday, after the automaker said it will offer buyouts to about 6,000 workers at the company's two Tennessee plants and eliminate a night shift at one of them. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/nissan-shares-rise-on-buyout-news.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:04:50 EDT Nissan North America Inc. said Wednesday it will offer buyouts to about 6,000 employees at the company's two Tennessee plants and eliminate a night shift at one plant because rising fuel prices and the economic downturn have slowed sales of trucks and sport utility vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/100982-nissan-buyouts.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/nissan-offering-buyouts-to-tennessee-employees.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/nissan-offering-buyouts-to-tennessee-employees.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:31:39 EDT Nissan Motor Co. is recalling nearly 170,000 Sentra sedans in the United States to address a brake cylinder that could leak fluid. The recall involves 2007-2008 Sentras, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported on its Web site. Nissan plans to notify owners beginning Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/nissan-recalls-sentras-due-to-brake-cylinder-leak.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:45:17 EDT Twenty-five years after Nissan Motor Co. became the first foreign automaker in the South, its chief executive dedicated a new $100 million North America headquarters and said the company's future on the road will be "electric." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95901-nissan-opening.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/nissan-celebrates-new-hq-25-years-in-south.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/nissan-celebrates-new-hq-25-years-in-south.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:47:45 EDT Twenty-five years after Nissan Motor Co. became the first foreign automaker in the South, its chief executive dedicated a new $100 million North America headquarters and said the company's future on the road will be "electric." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/nissan-celebrates-new-hq-25-years-in-south.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:08:39 EDT A story about a favorite Tennessee song accompanies Nissan's dedication of its new North America headquarters 25 years after becoming the first automaker in the South. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/nissan-dedication-has-root-in-tennessee-song.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:18:13 EDT The Nissan-Renault auto alliance has won the support of the Portuguese government for its efforts to demonstrate that a mass market for electric cars is possible. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88694-portugal-nissan-electric-cars.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/nissan-plans-electric-cars-in-portugal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/nissan-plans-electric-cars-in-portugal.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:03:26 EDT