Archive | January, 2012

A superb saving for caravanners

NISSAN is working with the Caravan Club and its members to help build awareness and reinforce the capabilities of its 4×4 range over the coming 12 months and beyond. Each quarter will see a new promotion starting with an exclusive 16 per cent saving on the Nissan X-TRAIL and Pathfinder for Caravan Club members. The [...]

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Printer turns over a new LEAF

A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE-based printer is using the 100 per cent electric Nissan LEAF as an integral part of its corporate commitment to reduce energy use and its overall carbon footprint. RCS Printers plc has purchased six Nissan LEAFs from Lightcliffe Nissan Halifax for use by a number of its 120-strong staff, including company founder and managing [...]

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Take Note for 2012

MORE than 100,000 British buyers have already taken Note of Nissan’s UK-built supermini-MPV. To ensure its continuing popularity with buyers it’s receiving further upgrades for 2012. The first noteworthy news is an increase in equipment and style for the popular Acenta model. On the outside are new ‘diamond cut’ two-tone 16-inch alloy wheels, replacing the [...]

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We’re flying high in Northern Ireland!

NISSAN started 2012 with a blizzard of impressive statistics. The company revealed that production at its Sunderland plant broke all records during 2011 and that sales across Europe hit an all-time high last year. But there’s another success story within the headline figures – and that revolves around the performance of the company in Northern [...]

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Google: ‘Buyers more demanding than ever’

THE internet is making consumers increasingly demanding… and it’s up to car dealers to meet that challenge. That’s according to Alex Rose, associate industry manager (automotive) for Google, who gave a fascinating insight into the workings of the international internet and software corporation recently. Rose, based at the company’s London office, works mainly with manufacturers [...]

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‘Get ready for second-hand EVs’ plea

  MOTOR traders are being urged to formulate a strategy for the handling of second-hand electric vehicles such as the LEAF. In the latest edition of Car Dealer magazine, Simon Henstock, UK network operations director for British Car Auctions, raises the question of how the used car market will react when pre-owned electric cars start [...]

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‘An important step’ for green motoring

THE next phase of green motoring in the UK could be a step closer thanks to a new combined initiative hailed as ‘an important step’ by Nissan. The new programme – UKH2Mobility – brings together three government departments and industrial participants from the utility, gas, infrastructure and global car manufacturing sectors. The group will evaluate [...]

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EV grant extension welcomed

NISSAN has welcomed this week’s announcement by the Government to extend the Plug-in Car Grant to motorists buying a new electric vehicle. The grant now applies to vans, giving buyers 20 per cent – up to £8,000 – off the price of an electric van. This announcement comes at a time when Nissan is conducting [...]

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