Carlos Ghosn named president of European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
Carlos Ghosn for President! Well, President of The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, or ACEA. The head man at the Nissan/Renault has been elected by the ACEA to act as its very own Knight in Shining Armor starting on January 1, 2009.
Ghosn will replace Christian Streiff, CEO of PSA… Continue reading
Hyundai: Newest Chrysler suitor?
On the same day that General Motors announced it would be discontinuing talks with Cerberus over a possible purchase of Chrysler, news hits by way of Reuters that a replacement suitor has sprung up. Wow, that didn’t take long. The latest partner… Continue reading
Tomica die-cast verifies new Nissan Cube styling
Click above for a gallery of Tomica’s new Nissan Cube die-cast
Thanks to alert reader Galvin, we can verify that the 2009 Nissan Cube images we published back in September and (rolls eyes) were subsequently ordered to pull down are indeed accurate. The source? eBay –… Continue reading
Nissan Sport Concept Debuts As Parts Train Prepares Its Performance Parts
The story behind the development of the Sport Concept, AZEAL and Actic is that Nissan is thinking big about the small car segment, said Jack Collins, vice president, product planning, Nissan North America, Inc. With these three design explorations, we’re focusing on how… Continue reading
First Look: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S
By Erin Riches, Senior Edito
You don’t hang around for 45 years while perfecting your rare (eccentric?) rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive automotive formula only to get blindsided by a 21st-century technological juggernaut. You are the Porsche… Continue reading
Japan’s own supercar finally arrives (New Nissan GT-R)
By John LeBlanc
There’s no argument. As an out-and-out, four-wheeled land missile, Nissan’s long awaited GT-R is in a class by itself.
RENO, Nevada - Although it hasn’t gone on sale yet, by now some of you may have already heard… Continue reading
2009 Nissan GT-R
Okay, we’ve strapped Japan’s latest monster… Continue reading
