Topic: Nissan stuff

[smainville]

Ok, so I'm starting something that I hope will catch on.  You want to read about Nissan stuff, good or bad, you come here.  I invite others to do the same ie. Toyota stuff, Honda stuff, Hyundai stuff(hint, hint) etc etc.  We should include a wiki encyclopedia link which provides very interesting info on every manyfacturer.  I wonder if all these thread could be made "sticky", wing?

[smainville]

My 1st contribution, I know I already posted it elsewhere

Tustin, California, September 15, 2005 - Results of a study release today by noted automotive consulting firm AutoPacific, Inc. reveal high owner satisfaction with new 2005 model year cars and light trucks. AutoPacific's VSA (Vehicle Satisfaction Award) study is an industry benchmark for objectively measuring owner satisfaction with their new vehicles.

Lexus is highest-rated brand for 2005, winning by a nose in a photo finish with Cadillac. These brands along with Lincoln have owned AutoPacific's Vehicle Satisfaction Awards since 2001. Cadillac won in 2001, shared top honors with Lexus in 2002 and won outright again in 2003. Lincoln won in 2004 and Lexus moves again into the top spot for 2005.

The vehicle registering highest overall satisfaction in 2005 is the Nissan Titan Full Size Pickup Truck. This is the first time that a pickup has won it all. The highest rated car is the Nissan Maxima, its affordable luxury mid-size entry.

Nissan North America has seven winners this year, tops among the various corporations. Nissan sweeps the pickup categories with wins in both segments. The Nissan Titan takes the Full Size Pickup category and is the top-rated vehicle overall. Completing the pickup sweep is a win by the Frontier in the Compact Pickup category. Nissan Maxima is at the top of the Entry Luxury Car category and also the top-rated car, the Nissan Armada takes the Large SUV category for the second year in a row, Nissan Altima is the winner of the Premium Mid-Size Car category (tied with the new Buick LaCrosse), the Nissan Murano wins the Premium Mid-Size SUV category. The Nissan Quest is in a 3-way tie as the most satisfying Minivan.

Jaguar XJ has the highest rating in the Luxury Car category nosing out the Lexus LS430.

The Lincoln Town Car wins the Luxury/Large Car category.

The top-rated Standard Mid Size Car is the Mazda6 for the third year in a row.

Scion, with its first win ever, has the xB at the top of the Compact Car category.

The Porsche 911 is the top rated Sports Car.

The Pontiac GTO is the top rated Sporty Car.

The top rated Heavy Duty Pickup is the Dodge Ram HD Pickup.

The Hyundai Santa Fe and the all new-Chevrolet Equinox are tied as the top rated Standard Mid-Size SUV.

Owners of the Honda Element and the all-new Hyundai Tucson tie in rating their vehicles top in the Compact SUV class.

In the first 3-way tie in the history of AutoPacific's VSA, Honda Odyssey, Nissan Quest and Toyota Sienna tie for top honors in the Minivan category.

Top Performers are:

BRAND: Lexus

PASSENGER CARS:
Premium Luxury Car - Jaguar XJ
Entry Luxury Car - Nissan Maxima
Luxury/Large Car - Lincoln Town Car
Premium Mid-Size Car - Nissan Altima/Buick LaCrosse
Standard Mid-Size Car - Mazda6
Compact Car - Scion xB
Sports Car - Porsche 911
Sporty Car - Pontiac GTO

LIGHT TRUCKS:
Large Light-Duty Pickup - Nissan Titan
Large Heavy-Duty Pickup - Dodge Ram HD
Compact Pickup - Nissan Frontier
Luxury Sport Utility - Volvo XC90
Large Sport Utility - Nissan Armada
Premium Mid-Size Sport Utility - Nissan Murano
Standard Mid-Size Sport Utility - Chevrolet Equinox/Hyundai Santa Fe
Compact Sport Utility - Hyundai Tucson/Honda Element
Minivan - Toyota Sienna/Honda Odyssey/Nissan Quest

In addition to identify segment winners, VSA also establishes numerical satisfaction ratings for virtually every passenger car and light truck in the North American Market. This results from calculating owner satisfaction scores across 45 specific areas related to a vehicle's operation, comfort, safety and the over all purchase/lease experience. The 2005 ratings reflect input from buyers and lessees of new vehicles acquired September 2004 through January 2005.

AutoPacific releases VSA results yearly as a consumer and industry service. AutoPacific also offers a Satisfaction Benchmark Study (SBS) that analyzes, on a feature-by-feature basis, cars and trucks in the North American market. This study allows manufacturers and key suppliers to assess and compare their vehicles on a feature level with the best in the business. "We fell SBS is the best and most economical way for manufacturers and suppliers to rate their own performance, and find out who is setting the standard for satisfaction. It then takes the analysis to the discrete level, from cupholders to the dealership experience," says George Peterson, President and CEO of AutoPacific.

AutoPacific is a future oriented-automotive marketing and product-consulting firm. Every year it publishes a wide variety of syndicated studies on the automotive industry. The firm also conducts extensive proprietary research and consulting for auto manufacturers, distributors, marketers and suppliers worldwide. Company headquarters are in Tustin, California, with an affiliate office in the Detroit area.

[smainville]

Interesting link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan

[smainville]

http://en.autos.sympatico.msn.ca/advice/windowshop.aspx?contentid=4022783&src=home&pos=Edit1

More JDP stuff, 9 Nissan models listed.  Not all winners but on the list.

[s60]

Nissan Europe reported total sales of 35,849 vehicles(1) in August 2005, an increase of 13% over the same month last year. This is the fifth consecutive month of exceeding prior year sales.

In the eight month period from January to August 2005, Nissan Europe sold 372,640 units, 3% up from last year.

Highlights by Country

- Nissan in France sold 2,687 units in August, registering a 6.4% increase compared to last year. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, Nissan sold 33,264 units in France, up by 5.8% compared to last year.

- In Germany, Nissan sold 5,493 units in August, representing an increase of 1.6% compared to last year. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, Nissan sold 37,834 units in Germany, 4.1% down from last year.

- In Italy, Nissan sold 2,078 units in August, down 14% against last year. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, Nissan sales in Italy fell to 40,341 units, down by 23.2% compared to last year.

- In Russia, Nissan sold 3,755 units in August, up 35.6% against last year. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, Nissan sales in Russia rose to 28,869 units, up by 75.5% compared to last year.

- Nissan in Spain sold 4,457 units in August, up 5.9% compared to last year. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, Nissan sales in Spain rose to 48,581 units up by 9.5% compared to last year.

- In the UK, Nissan sold 3,692 units, an increase of 10.7% compared to last year. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, Nissan's sales in the UK reached 66,863 units, up 3.7% compared to last year.

Model Highlights

- The Micra sold 9,158 units in August representing an increase of 14.3% against the same month last year. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, total Micra sales reached 110,815 units, down 2.2% compared to last year.

- X-TRAIL sales increased by 26% in August against the same month last year to 4,731 units. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, total X-TRAIL sales reached 41,609 units, up by 0.3% compared to last year.

- Murano sold 864 units in August. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, total Murano sales reached 5,962 units.

- Pathfinder sold 1,673 units in August. In the eight month period from January to August 2005, Pathfinder sales reached 12,002 units.

- Navara sold 1,681 units in August. Since its launch in July, total Navara sales reached 2.758 units.

Nissan employs around 12,000 people in its European design, research and development, manufacturing, logistics, and sales and marketing operations. Last year, the company produced a total of 448,513 vehicles in its Spanish and British plants and sold 543,948 vehicles in Europe. Nissan Europe's Head Office is based in Trappes (Paris), France.

   
(1) The sales figures used are retail sales figures for all of Nissan Europe's markets including the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Cyprus, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, the Adriatic States, Bulgaria, the Baltic States, Ukraine, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Turkey, Israel and the French Overseas Territories.

[s60]

Automotive News / September 30, 2005

DETROIT -- Nissan Motor Co. is gearing up to put continuously variable transmissions into four out of every 10 vehicles it sells in the U.S. market by 2008.

That will represent at least 400,000 cars and trucks, including North America-made vehicles and imports from Japan. Worldwide, Nissan wants to sell 1 million CVT-equipped vehicles by the same period, up from about 300,000 worldwide last year.

[smainville]

Good stuff to read.  I wish others would start stuff so we could read about them, ie sales, innovations, new models, history etc.  Who's next?  s60 how about Volvo Stuff?

[smainville]

the new NACL centre

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2005/08/31/141739.html

[s60]

Concept lab http://www.volvocars.com/AboutVolvo/ConceptLab/ConceptLabVolvo.htm

Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program - An Overview


Through the program, buyers of any new 2005/2006 Volvo receive two free round-trip SAS airline tickets to Europe where they may take delivery of their car at any one of 12 designated locations. Deliveries taken in Volvo's home city of Gothenburg, Sweden, will have the added luxury of a complimentary night's lodging at the SAS Radisson Hotel in Gothenburg.

In an effort to exceed customers' expectations, Volvo continuously modifies the program. A highlight in 2004 was an exclusive S60 R delivery program in which 20 purchasers of the high-performance models attended a driving school, drove the German Autobahn and received tickets to the Belgium Grand Prix. For 2005, Volvo's Overseas Delivery made another S60 R/V70 R trek; this time the lucky buyers got a chance to sit trackside at the historic Nurburgring race course in Germany for the European Grand Prix.


http://www.volvocars.com/AboutVolvo/HeartOfVolvo/

[Trainman]

I like this idea. 

Here is another site, specific to Pathfinders (all years, including 2005):

http://npora.ipbhost.com/ Pathfinders Off Road Association, not all to do with off roading.

Lots of good info on Pathfinder problems, fixes, modifications, how to's, general discussion.  I have found it to be a very friendly forum with participants from all over the world, including Canada, US, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and others.

They have Pathfinder links here: http://npora.ipbhost.com//index.php?showtopic=5343 including some from Canadian Driver (gee, I wonder how they got there  )

[smainville]

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2005/03/c6767.html

[smainville]

Altima does well

http://www.strategicvision.com/press_release.php?pr=11&PHPSESSID=2cd5aa977615597e8c6cbc011b8b871d

[smainville]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/2005/10/18/1266893-sun.html

oops...

[smainville]

not all Nissan......

http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/vehicles/2005/10/14/nissan-altima-luxurycars-cx_mf_1017test_ls.html