Nissan Insider

THE new Nissan Note was placed firmly at the heart of the company’s strategy for the next few years at the Geneva Motor Show today. Paul Willcox, senior vice president, sales and marketing for Nissan in Europe, stressed the next generation of the company’s mini MPV would be ‘built in Europe for Europe’. And he [...]

THE new Nissan LEAF has arrived – and it has a longer range, is more practical, better to drive and has even more equipment. Since its launch in 2011, more than 50,000 examples have found homes and the world’s best-selling pure electric vehicle has been built solely in Japan. But production of the new model [...]

NISSAN is making zero-emission mobility more affordable by reducing the price of the all-electric Nissan LEAF by £2,500. The change comes as part of a global effort to make the LEAF more affordable in the pioneering electric vehicle’s three main markets of Japan, Europe and the United States. In addition to the reduction in the [...]

SOME of the UK’s top motoring journalists have travelled to Barcelona to get a taste of Nissan’s first mainstream production Nismo model – and some surprises too! Journalists from the biggest motoring magazines and websites have been flown to Spain to sample the Juke Nismo – and deliver their all-important verdict. Writers from Autocar, Auto [...]

NISSAN will be the dominant force at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, with a quarter of all entries running on Nismo-tuned Nissan power. Spearheading Nissan’s dominant entry to the famous endurance race, on June 16/17, will be the hugely innovative and experimental Nissan DeltaWing, which aims to change the face of motor racing by [...]

As you may have heard by now, I’m leaving my current role for pastures new in July, taking up the role of Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Nissan Europe. Fortunately for you I’m writing this blog instead of having to tell you it face to face. I’ve got a horrendous cold at the [...]

NISSAN UK Managing Director, Paul Willcox, has  been appointed Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Nissan in Europe, effective July 1, 2011. Willcox will replace Simon Thomas, who is leaving the company after 20 years, to pursue a career outside Nissan. Colin Dodge, EVP and Chairman of Nissan’s Africa, Middle East, India and European [...]

THIS week I became a victim of a very common crime – mobile phone theft – and it felt like I’d lost a limb. It’s not until that little black box is no longer in your pocket that you realise just how often you interact with it. I’ve got (had) an iPhone and it would [...]