Japanese cars are recognised in the car industry for being far more reliable than their European counterparts. It is not uncommon for Japan to make up to three quarters of the top ten most reliable cars available in surveys – why is this? Customer Orientation Japanese companies are extremely customer …
Read More »The Ripple Effect of Japan’s Tsunami
The terrible earthquake and tsunami last month in Japan will have an obvious effect on the new car market; many vehicles that were ready for export from Japan have been swept into the sea or destroyed in the storage yards, many days production were lost from plants in the immediate …
Read More »Electric Cars, a Survey
With the government increasingly emphasising the importance of more environmentally friendly, green cars and even going to the lengths of offering thousands off certain green models, the popularity of the green, electric car can only increase- you would think. However a recent survey on attitudes towards electric cars by the …
Read More »Nissan Juke Aims to be King SUV
The launch of the new Nissan Juke has caused quite a stir in the UK automotive market. The latest Nissan car looks set to take the compact SUV market by storm with already 15,000 units being ordered, 1,100 of which are from the UK. The news will be a shot in …
Read More »Nissan Happy with Green Subsidy
Nissan announced that they were happy to hear that, despite swathe of cost saving cuts, the government intend to honour the pledge to subsidise electric cars from next January. Philip Hammond, Transport Secretary confirmed that the plug-in car grant, equating to £5,000 for electric cars would remain core to the …
Read More »Nissan Micra Bids Farewell to UK
Over the last 18 years, since the first Nissan Micra left the production line in August 1992, Sunderland produced more than 2.3 million cars in the northeast plant. That record has now come to an end as the last Micra rolled off the factory floor. This was the Japanese companies …
Read More »Nissan Juke DiG-T
The Nissan Juke DiG-T is a crossover baby SUV aimed at the Mini Cooper market. Nissan have created a quirky, stylishly curvy small car, armed with a turbocharged 1.6 litre engine and 4×4 wheel drive that definitely packs a punch. The Juke’s interior is the complete opposite to its busy …
Read More »Nissan Turning Over a New Leaf
Nissan, with the release of the Nissan Leaf are the first car manufacturer to construct a green, electric car that can be mass produced, looks like an actual car and is affordable to the general public. Nissan have a lot riding on this totally new car and one, which, if …
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