The alliance, which started work on electrification back in 2008, announced September that it is going to produce 12 new electric cars within the next five years.
Nissan, one of the pioneers of affordable electric cars for the masses, is now expanding its electric vehicle lineup eight years after the introduction of the Leaf.
The Renault-Nissan alliance has emerged as the world's biggest seller of light vehicles in 2017, bumping Volkswagen Group from the top spot, after the inclusion of Mitsubishi Motors' sales boosted its final tally.
While fanboys have been waiting patiently for the arrival of an all-new Z car, some recent rumors have suggested that Nissan could quash the nameplate entirely.
Saying the current Nissan Frontier is long in the tooth is an understatement. The mid-size pickup truck's platform dates back to the mid-2000s, while rivals boast platforms developed within the last couple of years. Nissan truck fans fear not because the brand has plans for an all-new mid-size pickup, and it's coming very soon.
After World War II, when Japan didn’t have much oil on hand but could generate electricity well enough, the Japanese government asked its country’s engineers to try to make some electric vehicles. The Tokyo Electric Cars Company, which later became part of Nissan, obliged.
Announced with great pomp and circumstance in April, the NISMO Heritage program will become operational on December 1st in Japan. The first model included in the program is, of course, the R32 Skyline GT-R.