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Japan carmakers make fresh push on hydrogen stations

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

A consortium of Japanese auto giants on Tuesday announced plans to set up a new company next year to build more hydrogen refuelling stations, in an effort to bring fuel-cell cars into the mainstream. There are currently 2,200 fuel-cell cars in Japan with 91 hydrogen stations, according to the industry ministry, but a lack of stations has been a major hurdle forRead more

Nissan GT-R/C races at Silverstone

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Nissan GB has created the ultimate remote-control car for gamers — the Nissan GT-R /C. Celebrating the release of Gran Turismo Sport, out in Europe, and marking 20 years of Nissan involvement in the Gran Turismo gaming series, the one-off project car was extensively modified to be driven entirely by a DualShock 4 controller. A few millimeters of button or joystick movement areRead more

Scandal-hit Nissan sales halved in Japan

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Nissan's passenger car sales plummeted more than 55 percent in Japan last month, data showed Wednesday, after the company suspended all domestic production due to an inspection scandal. In October, sales of Nissan-brand passenger cars stood at 10,134 vehicles, down 55.2 percentage points from a year earlier, Japan Automobile Dealers Association said. The drop comes after Nissan admitted it hadRead more

Nissan’s Japan sales plummet after inspection scandal

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Nissan’s passenger car sales plummeted more than 55 percent in Japan last month, data showed Wednesday, after the company suspended all domestic production due to an inspection scandal. In October, sales of Nissan-brand passenger cars stood at 10,134 vehicles, down 55.2 percentage points from a year earlier, Japan Automobile Dealers Association said. The drop comes after Nissan admitted it hadRead more

Nissan Leaf Nismo to star

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Nissan is displaying a number of concept cars and production vehicles at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, giving customers a glimpse of the company’s newest innovations. A model that embodies the future of Nissan Intelligent Mobility is among the highlights of the vehicles on display. The Nissan Leaf Nismo Concept car, the performance-oriented Serena Nismo and an updated Skyline areRead more

Japan's scandal-hit Kobe Steel yanks profit forecast

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Japan's crisis-hit Kobe Steel on Monday yanked its net profit forecast for the current fiscal year, saying it could not yet determine how much a snowballing fake data scandal would damage its business. The company also cancelled a planned dividend as it withdrew its projection for a 35 billion yen ($308 million) net profit in the year to March 2018.Read more

Scandal-hit Nissan suspends production for Japan market

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Nissan said Thursday it was suspending all production destined for the local market, as Japan’s number-two automaker grapples with a mounting inspection scandal that has already seen it recall some 1.2 million vehicles. The announcement comes weeks after the company admitted that staff without proper authorization had conducted final inspections on some vehicles intended for the domestic market before theyRead more

Kobe Steel, Nissan scandals tarnish image of Japan Inc

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Embarrassing scandals at Kobe Steel and Nissan have tarnished the reputation of Japan Inc. for quality, as once-mighty industrial world-beaters battle fierce global competition and shrinking profit margins. Once again, the image of a corporate boss bowing deeply in apology before the cameras has been splashed across Japan’s newspapers and sparked a fresh bout of national soul-searching. Kobe Steel’s chiefRead more

X-TRAIL 2018 launches in the Middle East

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The Nissan X-TRAIL, has launched its new 2018 model in the Middle East and is now available with a range of upgrades, which further enhance its quality and refinement. The changes include a distinctive and robust redesign of the exterior, a higher-quality interior with new features, additional practicality for owners and innovative technologies to make life on the road moreRead more

Japan transport ministry raids two Nissan plants over improper checks

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Japan’s transport ministry said on Wednesday it had carried out spot inspections at two plants producing Nissan vehicles as part of a probe into final checks, days after irregularities forced the automaker to recall 1.2 million cars sold in Japan. The two inspections on Tuesday followed inspections at four more factories last week, the ministry said. The initial four foundRead more