Nissan Says to Expand U.S. Regional Recall for Takata Air Bags

Nissan Motor Co said on Friday it would expand an investigative recall in certain U.S. regions to replace air bags made by Takata Corp, adding about 45,000 Sentras from the 2004-2006 model years that weren’t included previously, reported Reuters. Japan’s second-largest automaker has informed the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about its plans to ... Read More »

Nissan CEO Says He Needs More North America Capacity

Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said on Thursday the automaker needs more capacity in North America to fuel its growth, reported Reuters. Demand for Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicles can be supplied in the short term from plants in Korea and Japan, but longer term “we obviously need more capacity in North America,” ... Read More »

U.S. Safety Regulators Probe Honda, Nissan Vehicles for Steering Issues

U.S. safety regulators have opened separate investigations into potential steering issues in an estimated 374,000 Honda Accord sedans and an estimated 17,000 Infiniti EX35 compact crossover vehicles, reported Reuters. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary evaluation into the failure of electric power steering in certain 2013 Accords made by Honda ... Read More »

NHTSA Urges Owners of 4.7 Million GM and Foreign Cars to get Defective Airbags Fixed

DETROIT, MI – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging owners of some 4.7 million General Motors, Honda, Mazda, BMW and Nissan cars to have defective airbags made by Japanese auto parts company Takata Corp. replaced immediately. The full list of affected vehicles is below, reported Michigan Live. NHTSA began a probe of the ... Read More »

Nissan U.S. September Sales Rise 18.5 Percent

Nissan Motor Co reported its U.S. sales for September rose 18.5 percent at 102,955 vehicles, beating analysts’ expectations, reported Reuters. Nissan’s namesake brand showed sales were up 22 percent at 95,118 vehicles and its luxury Infiniti brand sales fell 13 percent at 7,837 vehicles. Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected Nissan’s sales to rise 13 ... Read More »

Top Nissan Exec Takes CEO Spot at Aston Martin

In an unexpected move, top Nissan executive Andy Palmer has left the Japanese maker for a new position as CEO of Aston Martin. The British luxury maker has been without a CEO since 70-year-old Ulrich Bez retired last November, reported The Detroit Bureau. The move comes at a significant time for Aston which had been ... Read More »

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