TEXT-Fitch to rate Nissan Auto receivables owner trust 2008-C ( Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:23:14 +0100) (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Dec 2 - Fitch Ratings expects to assign the following ratings to Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Read more TEXT-S&P release on Nissan Auto Receivables 2008-C ( Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:10:35 +0100) (The following statement was released by the ratings agency) Dec 1 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its preliminary ratings to Nissan Read more Nissan reverses decision to skip Chicago auto show ( Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:58:00 +0100) Nissan North America, bowing to pressure from dealers, reversed a decision announced Monday and said it will participate in February's Chicago auto show. Read more
Nissan Back in at Chicago Show ( Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:14:14 +0100) Buddendeck says the exhibition space already was paid for by Nissan, so the auto maker will supply the cars and dealers will provide staff for the Chicago show. Read more
Auto Shows Losing Luster? ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:55:11 +0100) Nissan had planned a Detroit debut for a light-commercial vehicle concept the auto maker plans to build at its plant in Canton, MS. Read more
Nissan identifies plant to make small cars for Chrysler ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:58:00 +0100) Nissan Motor Co. will start producing a new compactcar for Chrysler LLC at its Aguascalientes assembly plant in central Mexico in early 2009, a Nissan spokesman said yesterday. Read more
Nissan pulls out of Detroit and Chicago shows ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:01:00 +0100) Nissan North America has dropped out of next year's Detroit and Chicago auto shows, citing depressed economic conditions. The decision makes Nissan the biggest automaker to skip out on Detroit's North American International Auto Show. Read more Nissan withdraws from Detroit, Chicago auto shows ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:13:56 +0100) DETROIT, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co has decided to pull out of the Detroit and Chicago auto shows as it reins in marketing spending amid a global Read more Nissan pulls out of Detroit and Chicago shows ( Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:41:00 +0100) Nissan North America has canceled plans to participate in the annual Detroit and Chicago auto shows, citing depressed economic conditions. Read more Nissan Conserving Cash But Still Pursuing Product Plans, EVs ( Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:47:05 +0100) Top managements goal is conserving cash, followed by profitability, then market share. The auto maker expects to be profitable for the fiscal year, but just barely, one executive says. Read more
Ghosn wants Renault to make more models in Mexico ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:08:00 +0100) Nissan-Renault chief Carlos Ghosn says the Renault brand is committed to Mexico and wants to build more models here in the future. )x("",Renault is fully committed to Mexico, he told reporters on Thursday. Read more
Nissan Stages World Debut of Backup-Collision-Prevention System ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:52:57 +0100) Backup accident prevention is one of two new technologies in the auto makers All-Around Collision Free prototype displayed in the U.S. for the first time in conjunction with the ITS world congress. Read more
WRAPUP 2-Honda cuts more production, Nissan ratings lowered ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:43:56 +0100) * Honda reduces production in three continents * Fitch cuts Nissan ratings, outlook negative * Honda shares up 2.3 pct, Nissan up 6.1 pct before news Read more TEXT-Fitch downgrades Nissan to 'BBB+'; outlook negative ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:35:27 +0100) (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Nov 21 - Fitch Ratings has today downgraded Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.'s (Nissan) Long-term foreign Read more TEXT-Moody's assigns A3 issuer rating to Nissan, outlook stable ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:32:10 +0100) (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Nov 21 - Moody's Investors Service has assigned an A3 issuer rating to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Read more
Nissan Says Yes, Toyota No to Retooling Loan ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:11:05 +0100) Toyotas Bob Carter is greatly concerned about the impact the demise of one, two or all three Detroit-based auto makers would have on the industry. Read more
Nissan Diesel, Volvo unit look to India - report ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:08:44 +0100) NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Nissan Diesel Motor Co plans to team up with a group company of its Swedish parent, AB Volvo , to cultivate the Asian market, Read more
Carlos Ghosn and the electric Kool-Aid battery acid test ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:58:00 +0100) Just a few years ago, Carlos Ghosn was an avowed electric-vehicle skeptic. Now the CEO of both Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA is one of its boldest promoters. Ghosn wants 10 percent of the world's annual vehicle sales to be electric cars by 2020. Read more HUZZAH! Heres something to cheer about: Nissan rolls out the 370Z: ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:16:00 +0100) His eyes locked on us, their gaze cutting across two lanes of rush-hour traffic crawling up Woodward Avenue, his hand hovering, frozen, over the handle of a parked Daytona-blue 350Z. Read more
Nissan Says Consumers Returning to Showrooms ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:55:17 +0100) Nissan is offering 0% financing on its Altima, Sentra, Murano, Versa and Rogue models and low lease rates on the Altima and Rogue. Read more
WRAPUP 1-Automakers detail electric car plans at LA show ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:28:11 +0100) *Major automakers commit to electric cars in coming years *Nissan sees 10 pct of sales from electric cars by 2020 *BMW to begin leasing electric Mini Read more
UPDATE 2-Nissan-Renault focused on cash, rules out deals ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:12:47 +0100) (Adds quotes on failure risk, background on Chrysler, outlook for Nissan second-half financial performance) By Nichola Groom and Kevin Krolicki LOS ANGELES, Read more
With entry-level Cube, Nissan thinks inside and outside the box ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:23:00 +0100) The 2009 Nissan Cube, which goes on sale in North America next spring, is Nissan Motor Co.'s latest entry in the entry-level segment. Read more
Z-licious: 2009 Nissan 370Z unveiled at L.A. show: ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:16:00 +0100) The power, the looks--the lust. Few icons can be condensed into a single letter. But for Nissan, sports cars start with the last letter of the alphabet: Z. Read more
Nissan Calls Third-Generation Cube CUV Quirky, Fun ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:54:59 +0100) Driver and passenger visibility, accessibility and personalization are key attributes of the Cube, which goes on sale in the U.S. next spring. Read more
Nissan Back in at Chicago Show 
Nissan withdraws from Detroit, Chicago auto shows 
Nissan Stages World Debut of Backup-Collision-Prevention System 
Nissan Says Yes, Toyota No to Retooling Loan 
Nissan Says Consumers Returning to Showrooms 
Z-licious: 2009 Nissan 370Z unveiled at L.A. show: 
