Not that he has an agenda or anything but ex-Nissan Chairman, CEO, fugitive, and automotive Houdini Carlos Ghosn says Nissan will be bankrupt by 2022. He told defense attorney Nobuo Gohara this and many other things in 10 hours of interviews while under Japanese house arrest. The interviews were done in 2019 according to Bloomberg. …
In discussing possible ways Nissan could save itself, we briefly touched upon what made Nissan’s past products desirable: performance. Nissan has made some incredible high-performance vehicles, ranging from JDM forbidden-fruit to rally-conquering SUVs. But what set Nissan, and indeed, most Japanese carmakers, from brands like Porsche or Ferrari was how attainable their sporty vehicles were. …
Understatement of the year, but Nissan’s not feeling so hot right now. Beyond the scandals surrounding the former CEO, the automaker’s sales have slumped, and popular models like the Frontier, Pathfinder, and Armada struggle to stay competitive. Even the Titan full-size pickup truck is having a tough time. Nissan’s newest CEO, Makoto Uchida, recently came …
We wonder if Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida wishes he hadn’t come to America for this. For the first time since becoming CEO on December 1, he came to America to get answers. He wanted, from nine of the top dealers in the US, a no-holds-barred view of what they think is wrong with Nissan. If …
The Ford F-150 is the best-selling car in most U.S. states. Other popular cars, such as the Ram 1500 or the Toyota Corolla, are the best selling cars in a few states. But New York is the only state where the Nissan Rogue is the best-selling car of 2019. How Edmunds got its data A lot …
Let’s face it; the current Nissan 370Z is as old as the pyramids. Almost, anyway. It’s so old that there is concern it can’t meet some safety standards on the horizon. Yeah, that old. Unless Nissan radically updates it the current Z won’t meet the fed’s ever-tightening regulations. So what’s Nissan to do? It’s working …
If you are in the market for a used Nissan Titan, it pays to make sure you're aware of all its potential problems. One problem was really bad for early models.
Because of how difficult it can be to find an EV charger, and long recharge times, many EV owners install home chargers. Recharging at home is also cheaper than charging at, say, McDonald’s, and more convenient. Park, plug it in and go to bed. But with how big modern battery packs can be, and how …
The next saga in the incredible story of auto titan Carlos Ghosn and his escape from Japan launched today. His tell-all press conference was two hours of facts, figures, and hyperbole. Ghosn was making his case in the court of public opinion. Ghosn’s main vindictive was at Japan’s criminal justice system and individuals within Nissan …
Ford and GM have a huge advantage over their Japanese and German rivals. We’re seeing it in the number of Japanese companies in the hottest segments with the oldest models, and European companies rich in cars but almost nonexistent in trucks and SUVs. It took a while for this to happen, but US manufacturers are …
Nothing like James Bond-cool ever happens in the auto industry. Until yesterday. If you haven’t been following the saga of Carlos Ghosn, the former head of Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi, you must not like mystery novels. There has been some crazy stuff going on with this whole episode, and it’s real. And, it’s happening to one of the …
More and more manufacturers sliding into electric vehicle production are finding it’s not easy. Just last week, Mercedes announced it was delaying its EQC SUV for almost one year. It says it’s strategic to help it fill European demand. But this has been the same story for quite a few EV manufacturers. Debuts keep getting …
We might have to call 2020 the year of the pickup as there are some highly anticipated trucks finally showing up. We have waited years for the overhaul of these popular pickups and now they’ll finally arrive sometime in the new year. This will also be the year a new model that never existed before …