From entry-level economy cars and rear-wheel-drive sport coupes to luxury plug-in hybrids and a raft of utility vehicles, this year’s Ward’s 10 Best Interiors pool finds automakers thinking creatively about passenger compartments....More
While large and performance cars are important to cast a halo over the Infiniti brand, it needs updated, compelling CUVs to really increase its sales and market presence....More
Getting higher-volume, more mainstream models such as the Q30 compact car and Q60 midsize coupe launched take precedence, says a brand official....More
There are no details on the model just yet, but a sneak peek released of the upcoming CUV indicates the design is just as quirky as Nissan said it would be....More
The all-new Q30 and a redesigned Q60 won’t arrive until 2016, but a new ad agency, refreshed versions of the Q70 and QX80, plus a new 4-cyl. for the Q50, should help stabilize 2015 sales....More
The car has a variety of human-centric touches, including filaments of LEDs in its headlamps, which mimic the “lines of the iris radiating from the pupil.”...More
CEO Carlos Ghosn wants to add upscale models to the Renault brand, and the automaker’s association with Daimler and Nissan’s Infiniti brand is expected to help....More
Older customers for premium cars are unlikely to leave their preferred German brands, but the new generation coming into money is ready to consider Infiniti, global marketing chief Vincent Gillet says....More
Infiniti Design London is the first in a network of global design studios planned by the Nissan luxury brand as it gears up for a new-product offensive over the next five years, including an all-new model to be manufactured in the U.K....More
Krüger’s stint at BMW spanned from 1998, when he was hired as manager-Strategic Product Planning, to 2013, when he became senior vice president of the German sales region....More
The Nissan luxury brand’s top U.S. sales executive says while the brand is waiting for new product to arrive it is getting its design DNA in order....More
While the South African-born auto executive was executing a "mission and vision," it was a mission and a vision developed by Nissan’s top two executives....More
Toyota sold 665,740 hybrids in the year’s first six months, 4.1% ahead of last year's record pace. Honda followed with global sales of 158,696 units, a 105.8% spike, while Hyundai jumped 33% to 27,118....More
Jatco is producing about 1,500 units of the second transmission in its CVT8 Hybrid series monthly, but plans to raise output to 4,500 units per month by 2016, with its Aguascalientes, Mexico-based subsidiary accounting for almost all of the growth....More
While the Decherd plant has been producing engines for Nissan and Infiniti vehicles since 1997, Thursday marked the opening of a new 310,000-sq.-ft. facility which is a collaboration between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Mercedes parent Daimler....More
The plan calls for Nissan to produce the new entry-level Mercedes CLA-Class sedan, plus a derivative for its Infiniti luxury brand, at its Aguascalientes, Mexico, plant....More
Those leading the brand are following a tried-and-true formula that includes a broader product lineup, consistent messaging, market discipline and a strong dealer network....More
“If there was a slam-dunk engine in this year’s competition, it was this one.” WardsAuto editor David Zoia enthuses about the 350-hp 2.3L turbo-4 in the Ford Focus RS....More
When I climb inside a new vehicle I want to be soothed not perturbed, but too often when I look up I’m staring at some craggy fastener that never should be seen....More
