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Former CEO Carlos Ghosn Says Nissan Will Be Bankrupt By 2022

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. …
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How Affordable Performance Could Save Nissan

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. …
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What Does Nissan Need to Change to Become Competitive?

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 …
A picture from the inside of a Nissan Titan showing the steering wheel.

Nissan Dealers Tell CEO Many Problems With The Brand

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 …
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New York Is the Only State in America That Loves This Car

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 …

Next Nissan 370Z Is Coming And It’s Retro

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 …
Former Renault Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn in dark room looking down

Former Renault/Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Speaks After Escape From Japan

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 …

Japanese and European Vehicle Makers Have A Big Problem Now

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 …

Almost Every EV Manufacturer Is Having Huge Problems Except One

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 Can Hardly Wait For These New 2020 Pickups

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 …