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Jim Wright and dealer principals get together for successful webchat
NISSAN is known for being a company that innovates – and it has just marked an exciting first in the way it communicates with its Dealer Principals. All DPs were invited to take part in a special web chat with Managing Director Jim Wright. And there was no doubt about the value of the exercise [...]
World’s fastest man Usain Bolt goes for gold in a very special GT-R!
NISSAN has delivered a special GT-R, bathed in exclusive gold paint, to Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt in appreciation for his contributions as a Nissan brand ambassador for GT-R. Bolt, known as ‘the world’s fastest man,’ has been promoting the company’s brand awareness in association with the Nissan Global Brand Campaign, which kicked off in [...]
An arresting sight on the road as police take delivery of LEAFs
LOCAL criminals won’t be the only ones charged after West Midlands Police (WMP) took delivery of 30 Nissan LEAFs in the UK’s largest corporate LEAF deal to date. Ten local policing units (LPUs) will run three ‘diary car’ LEAFs each: the cars will be used to attend pre-arranged meetings with victims of crime and locals [...]
Nissan signs off the final design of brand new London taxi
NISSAN has signed off the final design of its eagerly-anticipated NV200 London taxi. The new taxi for the capital was signed off last week by Nissan’s executive vice president and global product planning chief, Andy Palmer. The Brit is incredibly excited about the new Nissan and thinks it will easily follow in the footsteps of [...]
Why dealers will now find it much easier to sell the all-electric LEAF
NISSAN could sell up to 4,000 all-electric LEAFs in the UK during 2013, according to the company’s managing director, Jim Wright. And this will partly be because the car has been ‘normalised’ and made to feel much more a part of the Nissan family. Production of the second-generation LEAF is now under way at Nissan’s [...]
Nissan welcomes changes to London congestion charge
NISSAN has welcomed the changes to the London Congestion Charge from Transport for London (TfL), which sees pure electric cars and vans or vehicles emitting less than 75g/km receiving a 100 per cent exemption from the £10 charge. The new ultra low emissions discount, which previously applied to vehicles emitting less than 100g/km, comes in [...]
Training the people who will shape the future of car design
BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable has helped Nissan launch an innovative apprenticeship scheme which, in partnership with West Thames College, will recruit and train the people who will literally shape the future of car design. On a visit to Nissan’s European design centre in Paddington, London, Dr Cable joined Andy Palmer, Nissan Executive Vice President, in [...]
Nissan LEAF is the Green option for Microsoft UK
TWO Nissan LEAFs have been delivered to Microsoft UK, becoming the first 100% electric cars to join its staff company car scheme. Keen to look for ways to reduce its vehicle fleet carbon footprint, Microsoft UK ran five weeks of competitive internal trials with other electric car manufacturers. The trial involved inviting 500 Microsoft UK [...]
