Nissan Motor Co.

As Tesla taps capital markets for cash, share price could top $100

2013-05-17 10:25:00

Tesla Motors shares are trading at about $90 and could easily top $100, buoyed by its ability to tap capital markets for about $1 billion through its announced sale of stock and convertible notes. It is an impressive performance that will help the...

Tesla Motors posts first quarterly profit in its 10-year history

2013-05-09 00:00:00

For the first time in its 10 year history, electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. turned a quarterly profit, beating analysts expectations for sales of its pricey luxury sedans. The Palo Alto automaker on Wednesday reported net income of $11.2 million, or...

Nissan, in bid to build market share, cuts price on seven models

2013-05-01 12:48:00

Nissan Motor Co. is cutting the sticker price on seven of its 18 models in the U.S. Nissan is hoping that the change will help the cars and SUVs show up more prominently on shopper search websites such as AutoTrader, Edmunds and Kelley Blue Book. Some...

Faulty air bags can spray shrapnel; carmakers issue recalls

2013-04-11 16:25:00

For at least a decade, the owners of more than 3 million cars from six automakers drove around with air bags that could shoot shrapnel around the cabin in a crash. The problem went undetected by the world's biggest automakers and safety regulators on...

Car Review: Nissan Pathfinder takes a new road

2012-11-22 10:53:00

To see theevolution of the SUV market, park the all-new 2013 Nissan Pathfinder next to its first-generation ancestor from 1985. They share nothing but a name tag. That's hardly unique to Nissan Motor Co. When sport utility vehicles started crowding...

Nissan starts making Leaf in U.S., will offer lower-cost model

2013-01-09 08:33:00

Nissan said Wednesday that it will offer a lower-priced version of its Leaf electric car this year and that it has begun making the Leaf and its battery pack at the automaker’s giant factory complex in Smyrna, Tenn. The Japanese automaker also...

Summer blackouts beware: Cars can be turned into backup generators

2012-06-08 16:34:59

Detroit auto show signals a turnaround for the industry

2012-01-09 00:01:00

GM to modify Chevy Volts after test crashes led to fires

2012-01-06 00:00:00

Nissan Leaf far outselling Chevrolet Volt

2011-07-16 00:00:00

When it comes to sales of electric vehicles, Nissan's Leaf is charging ahead. Nissan Motor Co. has sold 4,134 of the battery-powered electric cars this year. General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet, by comparison, has sold 2,745 of its Volt car, which is...

California's Clean Vehicle Rebate Project runs out of money

2011-06-24 16:33:45

Unemployment increased in 210 U.S. metro areas in May due in part to Mother Nature

2011-06-30 16:36:10

Masaaki Nishizawa, senior vice president of Nissan Motor Co., stands alongside the updated Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. Nissan introduced a cheaper version of the electric vehicle to lure cost-conscious buyers as sales of the original model have fallen short of the company's target.

2013-01-14 16:27:16

Nissan Motor Co. Juke automobiles, manufactured at the company's Sunderland plant, sit on the quayside at the Port of Tyne, in South Shields, U.K.

2012-05-11 14:55:00

A Nissan Motor Co. 2012 Versa vehicle is displayed.

2011-04-20 00:00:00