Spain will get another major investment from a carmaker

The German company Volkswagen said last week it would invest around 785 million euros ($1 billion) in a plant in northern Spain over the next five years, making it the third company in recent months that announced a major investment in that country with severe economy problems.

Nissan confirms Nismo version of the Leaf

Shoichi Miyatani, President of Nissan Motorsport International Limited (Nismo) said to Autocar that the Leaf Nismo, which was recently introduced at the Tokyo Auto Salon, will enter production in Japan this summer, and depending on how it performs it may also be sold in Europe and/or in the United States of America.

2014 Nissan X-Trail 3 revealed in patent drawings

My Chinese isn't that good but it seems (and it surely looks) like the Hi-Cross concept will serve as a base for the next-generation X-Trail that could be introduced at the Geneva Motor Show next March.

Nissan Resonance Concept. Preview of the future Murano III

Nissan took advantage of the Detroit Auto Show to reveal the future direction of Nissan crossovers, but I suspect that will only serve to show the lines of the Murano III.

Short News: Nissan confirms next generation Murano concept for Detroit [Video]

Nissan will preview the next generation Nissan Murano at the Detroit Auto Show starting next week, and promisses a design that will be as surprising as the original.

Short News: Nissan-Renault will buy 67,13% of AvtoVAZ

 

This will mean the Franco-Japanese alliance will take over Lada and have a voting stake of 74.5% in AvtoVAZ, and all of this will cost €570.000.000.

Short News: Customization program for the European Nissan Juke

 

The Nissan Juke has had many different versions, the Nismo edition, Batman, R, Kuro, Shiro and possibly some more that I can not remember. But now each buyer can further customize their car.

Short News: Sales of the Nissan Sylphy start today in Japan

This new sedan will be sold in over 120 countries all over the world, from the USA to China, but fails to really impressive. The wheels look to small and the side profile looks like the Peugeot 301, only worst.

Nissan Hi-Cross Concept. The future crossovers will look like this.

This isn't really a new concept because it was already displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in March, but Nissan also brought it to Los Angeles to preview "the next-generation of Nissan crossovers".

2013 Nissan Leaf gets a cheaper version, new engine and is also lighter

 

On the outside there aren't any changes to the new Leaf but on the inside there was a little revolution, including a weight reduction (the 2013 model loses 80kg or 176lbs) and a bigger range (228km with a full charge).

Nissan GT-R 2013

Nissan GT-R is a supercar that keeps evolving, since the day it was introduced back in 2008. The engine is still the same 3.8-liter VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 that first had 480bhp and over the years has seen many power increases until it reaches 545bhp for the 2013 model.