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Tesla Motors may repay U.S. loan by Wednesday, Musk says
… pressure to reimburse the Energy Department. The standard repayment schedule for Ford Motor Co.'s $5.9 billion loan and Nissan Motor Co.'s $1.4 billion loan is 10 years. Fisker missed a loan payment and is at risk of bankruptcy after halting output …
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Chrysler's Toyota Chase (5/20/13)
… for somebody not to buy our cars. So why now. The culture is critically important quality to when bats who used to work for Nissan and Toyota. Says the cultural shift that followed the automaker's 2009 bankruptcy. Has become ingrained in the company …
critically important quality to -- when bats who used to work for Nissan and Toyota. Says the cultural shift that followed the automaker's 2009 bankruptcy. Has become ingrained in the company's employees. For example under
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The road to a greener America is littered with roadkill
… in clean tech. Major automakers like Nissan Motor Co., with its all-electric Leaf ..... before the companies ran out of cash. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, who plowed $5 billion ..... hydrogen fuel cells. Daimler AG, Ford and Nissan plan to launch affordable fuel-cell …
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Estimated Europe registrations by make, April and YTD
… 1,513 * 2,028 -25% * 6,973 * 10,697 -35% TOYOTA MOTOR * 43,669 * 41,485 5% * 179,342 * 206,100 -13% NISSAN * 31,662 * 29,671 7% * 153,132 * 161,915 -5% HYUNDAI * 36,572 * 35,922 2% * 146,155 * 150,979 -3% KIA …
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Cruze Diesel a Jetta Fighter (5/20/13)
GM: Chevy better in horsepower, torque, MPG; GM wants back in 'club'; Hellcat for Chrysler; Nissan -Mitsubishi minicar.
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Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
KAMINOKAWA, Japan -- Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti marque plans ..... during a media event for the Q50 sedan at Nissan 's Tochigi assembly plant. The Q70 ..... new compact model that will be made at Nissan 's Sunderland plant in the United Kingdom …
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Chafing against engine friction
… cutting tension on valve springs, using smaller camshaft chains and immersing camshaft belts in oil. How they reduce friction: Nissan uses a coating called Diamond-Like on valve lifters and tappets and elsewhere in the engine to reduce friction by as much …
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Used-hybrid prices down from '12
… alternatives on the new-vehicle front, but today you have the Ford C-Max hybrid, you've got great lease promos on the Nissan Leaf and the Ford Focus electric," Gutierrez says. "Even your average mid-sized sedan and your compact crossover gets …
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U.S. tweaks boost Leaf's mpg score
NASHVILLE -- U.S. production of Nissan 's Leaf electric vehicle has resulted ..... driving. The production move from Japan to Nissan 's plant in Smyrna, Tenn., this year ..... to a tweak in the front bumper fascia. Nissan also trimmed 129 pounds through changes …
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Celebrating Europe's Rising Stars
… andndash; Manufacturing Matthias Weitzel andndash; Magna Exteriors and Interiors andndash; Marketing Darren Cox andndash; Nissan andndash; Marketing Kevin Williams andndash; Dana andndash; Purchasing Adrian Porter andndash; Automotive Resources International …
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Infiniti: Raise quality, sales will follow
… Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Infiniti's parent, Nissan Motor Co., has ordered his team to nail ..... new segments, restore profitability to Nissan 's luxury marque and fix lackluster quality ..... won't stop building Infinitis. But Nissan says it's a way to pinpoint areas of …
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Chrysler exec: Our vehicle quality rivals Toyota's
… short of where [Toyota] is, and I don't disagree with those," said Betts, a former quality executive with Toyota and Nissan . "But is it a big enough difference that you would not buy the car over that" gap? Betts asked. "Or would you then turn …
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Chevy will get a version of small Nissan cargo van
… will rebadge a vehicle already on sale at Nissan dealerships so Chevrolet dealers can offer ..... that it will sell a restyled version of Nissan 's four-cylinder NV200 commercial van ..... City Express in the fall of 2014. The Nissan NV200, which is built in Cuernavaca …
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Behind the scenes, Straubel keeps Tesla running at pivotal time
… of 2013. That made it North America's top-seller of rechargeable vehicles, topping GM's Chevrolet plug-in Volt and Nissan Motor Co.'s battery-powered Leaf. Tesla's potential rivals haven't fared as well and Tesla had its own dire experiences …
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North America car and truck production - 05/20/13
… 12,458 Xterra (trk.) 401 1,010 6,050 9,716 Total Nissan Division 30,069 77,193 562,261 511,215 Suzuki Equator ..... 91,098 Total Mexico truck 2,558 6,643 49,462 40,093 NISSAN ‡ 30,999 79,516 579,648 520,343 Legacy 760 2,106 …
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UAW study chides Nissan for tax breaks at Miss. plant
… commissioned by UAW labor organizers claims that Nissan Motor Co. could receive four times the ..... based Good Jobs First research firm, Nissan may receive an estimated $1.33 billion ..... of the state's incentive package to Nissan at $295 million. The union said today …
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Family-Friendly Nissans (5/17/13)
… family cars of wanting thirteen. Will start with number one the Nissan Pathfinder. KBB especially liked the around view monitor system ..... out the top ten the Toyota Avalon. Ford Fusion Honda CRV. Nissan Altima. And Chevy Suburban. As far as value goes all of the …
best family cars of wanting thirteen. Will start with number one the Nissan Pathfinder. KBB especially liked the around view monitor system. Editors also like the Honda Accord to decide camera that season where yourRounding out the top ten the Toyota Avalon. Ford Fusion Honda CRV. Nissan Altima. And Chevy Suburban. As far as value goes all of the vehicles had sixteen month residual values of 32%. Or harder. -
Nissan lures feathered pickup customers with fish, no rebates
If Nissan Motor Co. wants to portray its made ..... response to the video, Josh Clifton, Nissan public relations product specialist, couldn ..... tested and the American-built line of Nissan pickup trucks andhellip; so it wasn …
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Tesla expands share, debt offering to repay U.S. loan, hike cash
… repayment schedule for Ford Motor Co.'s $5.9 billion loan and Nissan Motor Co.'s $1.4 billion loan is 10 years. Fisker missed ..... ever -- we could see a correction." Loans for Tesla, Ford, Nissan and Fisker were all awarded in 2009 under a program implemented …
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European car sales post 1st gain in 19 months
… the Alpine sports-car label and developing the Initiale Paris insignia into a full-fledged luxury brand. Asian producers Nissan Motor Co., the French company's Japanese partner, sold 7 percent more autos in Europe. Among other Asian carmakers, sales …
