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 While U.S. automakers scale back their presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan Motor Co. was determined to make a splash, unveiling three new vehicles Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178342-auto-show-nissan.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/nissan-debuts-370z-cube-sub-10k-versa-in-la.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/nissan-debuts-370z-cube-sub-10k-versa-in-la.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:27:09 EST Nissan Motor Co., facing a sharp slowdown in global demand, said Friday it would cut production for the second time in two weeks. Japan's third-biggest automaker said it plans to lower domestic output by 72,000 vehicles during the rest of the fiscal year through March 2009, on top of a global production reduction of 200,000 units it announced on Oct. 31. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/nissan-to-further-cut-production-in-japan.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:11:05 EST Nissan North America Inc. said its U.S. sales in October tumbled as weak vehicle demand battered volumes of nearly all of its vehicles. Nissan said sales fell 33 percent to 56,945 from 84,947 in October last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/october-auto-sales-nissan-sales-plunge.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:14:14 EST Nissan Motor Co. said Friday it will begin offering zero-percent financing for five of its top-selling vehicles starting next week as it seeks to lift its U.S. sales and prove to consumers that credit remains available. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/nissan-launches-0-pct-financing-deal-on-5-models.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:51:45 EDT Nissan reported a 39 percent drop in fiscal second quarter profit Friday, as a strong yen and a contraction in the U.S. market combined to batter earnings at Japan's No. 3 automaker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/nissan-reports-dropping-second-quarter-profit.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:00:10 EDT Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it is cutting production of its Altima models at assembly plants in Tennessee and Mississippi due to sluggish demand in the United States. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156624-japan-nissan-us.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/nissan-cuts-output-in-tenn-miss-due-to-us-slump.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/nissan-cuts-output-in-tenn-miss-due-to-us-slump.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:47:46 EDT Nissan Motor Co.'s North American unit is giving employees who accepted buyout offers at two Tennessee factories another month to reconsider their decisions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/nissan-offers-workers-more-time-to-weigh-buyout.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:31:22 EDT Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it would cut auto production at its two domestic plants due to sluggish demand in the United States. Japan's third-biggest automaker will slash output by 28,000 units, mostly Infiniti luxury models, at its factory in Tochigi, north of Tokyo, Nissan spokeswoman Ikue Matsuura said. The production cut would last five months starting from November, she said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/nissan-to-cut-production-due-to-us-slump.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:39:16 EDT Nissan Motor Co. says it will cut auto production at two plants in Japan due to sluggish sales in the United States. Ikue Matsuura, a spokeswoman for Japan's third-largest automaker, said Tuesday the company will slash output of its Infiniti luxury models and the sport utility vehicles Murano and Rogue at its two domestic plants from November through March. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/nissan-to-cut-production-due-to-us-slump.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:33:55 EDT Nissan calls it an "aging suit," a cumbersome, strap-on outfit that gives young auto designers the feel of driving with a bulging belly, arthritic joints and shaky balance. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/152919-nissan-aging-suit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/nissan-suit-simulates-older-drivers-difficulties.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/nissan-suit-simulates-older-drivers-difficulties.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:44:54 EDT Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday it was recalling more than 200,000 vehicles to fix a sensor system that could affect the front air bag in the car's passenger side. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/nissan-recalls-vehicles-over-air-bag-concerns.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:19:50 EDT Nissan Motor Co. is laying off 1,680 workers at one of its plants in Spain because of poor demand, a company official said Monday. Fumiaki Matsumoto, the company's vice president in Spain, said the job cuts would occur at the Japanese carmaker's Barcelona factory, which assembles sport utility vehicles. Matsumoto said the layoffs will affect about 37 percent of Nissan's work force in Spain. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/nissan-cutting-1-680-workers-at-factory-in-spain.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:45:45 EDT 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