Nissan motor company Limited launches all new Nissan Sentra 2008

Since 1982, The Nissan Sentra has been one of the best cars for buyers who are looking for an economy car. The major turning point in Sentra’s history is the introduction of Nissan Sentra SE-R version, a two door, 140hp, four wheel disc brakes, the car was a big hit.

The Nissan Sentra 2008 is the follow up of new Nissan Sentra cars that debuted in 2007. The New Sentra offers more style, space, quality, performance and interior flexibility. Times and Transcript.com reports:

"Sentra's good fuel economy, high levels of durability, safety, quality and reliability -- along with its affordable price and low cost of ownership -- have made Sentra a key player in the compact sedan category," said Ian Forsyth, director, product planning, Nissan Canada Inc. "It offers all the expected attributes of the previous generations of Sentra -- along with a completely unexpected level of style, roominess, responsiveness and versatility."

• Dimension:
• Exterior:
• Wheelbase……………………………..105.7inches
• Overall length………………………..179.8 inches
• Overall width………………………….70.5 inches
• Overall height………………………..59.5 inches
• Track width(front/rear)………….60.8 inches
  

• Interior
• Head room (front/rear) without moonroof………….40.6inches/37.3inches
• Leg room (front/rear)…..42.4 inches/34.5 inches
• Hip room(front/rear)………54.1inches/53.0 inches
• Shoulder room (front/rear)..56.9 inches/55.1 inches
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 comes in five variations: the 2.0, the 2.0S, the 2.0SL, the SE-R and the SE-R Spec V.
  

• The best thing about the New Nissan Sentra 2008 is its storage capacity. You can change it according to your needs.
  

• The New Nissan Sentra 2008 comes with an extra large glove compartment which can fit your laptop or purse.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 has overhead cd holder which is easy to reach, removable and easy to load.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 has 60/40 rear seats which can be fold along with its head rest to increase its cargo area. Times and Transcript.com further says:

Inside, the interior continues the sporty, functional theme of the exterior, with the use of high quality materials, large gauges and a spacious, flexible centre console. Designed to accommodate full-size adults in comfort, Sentra's passenger volume of 2767L (97.7 cubic feet) is larger than the previous generation Sentra.

Along with the roomy, social space of the interior, Sentra supports active lifestyles with flexible and functional storage -- including innovative, compartmentalized storage areas.

The trunk, with 371L (13.1 cubic feet) of cargo space, is designed to accommodate long, bulky and "unexpected" items through the use of an oversized pass-through opening. Combined with the 60/40 split double-fold rear seat (the cushion folds forward, allowing the seat back to fold flat), Sentra offers exceptional cargo flexibility for carrying snowboards, hockey sticks and even bikes. One of Sentra's true innovations is the available patented Divide-N-Hide trunk divider, which allows the trunk to be used for short term and long term/hidden storage.

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 also has a hidden storage which can be accessed from the cabin. It is a divide and hide trunk system.
  

• The new Nissan Sentra 2008 comes with 2.0 litre 140-hp engine. It produces 149lb/ft torque.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 has a fuel efficiency of 33 mpg.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 comes with rebound springs that help control motion while you are cornering or driving around curves. It ensures a smoother and flatter ride.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 comes with “ripple-control” shocks. It damps out unwanted vibrations and ensures a quieter, smoother ride.
  

• At higher speed, the Nissan Sentra 2008 gives a more solid feel. On the other hand, it is more power assist at lower speeds.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 comes with vehicle-speed-sensitive steering.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 has Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD) to ensure safe driving.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 comes with a 6-speed manual transmission that has triple-cone synchronizers in first and second gears.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 comes with six standard airbags and front-seat active head restraints.
  

• The Nissan Sentra 2008 has zone body construction, front/rear crumple zones and energy absorbing steering column.
  

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Heritage Nissan move to a new location in Rome

Heritage Nissan, the Nissan car showroom, subsidiary of Rome based Heritage Autogroup, has changed its current location due to communication problems. The old Heritage Nissan showroom, situated at the corner of Martha Berry Highway and John Davenport Drive, became difficult to access due to tight intersection, limited parking space and road construction. The new location on Veterans Memorial Highway east of Ga. 53, which will be unveiled on June 2^nd, is more spacious with lots of facilities. Rome News-Tribune reports:

The move from the old location, which has housed Heritage Nissan since the early ’90s, will provide much more space and amenities for both customers and the dealership’s employees.

“This new location should double our inventory space, and we’ll be able to house well over 200 new vehicles,” said Gary Loyd, the general manager of Heritage Nissan. “The new facility is state-of-the-art. For the consumer, the location will provide easier access in and out, and we’ll have spacious new offices, showrooms and a new air-conditioned workshop. It will be a great work environment for our employees.”

In the new facility of Heritage Nissan, everything is easy to find- the sales, service,parts areas. The new center is very customer friendly. Loyd also said that the Heritage Auto Supercenter will remain in the old location.

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Nissan Motor Company will reshape its Sunderland plant in England

Nissan Motor Company (TYO: 7201) is going to reshape production plan at its Sunderland car plant. Supported by the British government, under the new plan, production of the popular Nissan Qashqai will be increased and a new small SUV will be introduced by the third largest Japanese auto maker. Within 2010, Nissan will remove the production of Micra to Chennai.

On 3^rd June, British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown will visit Nissan design center and reveal the government support package. So far, it has not been confirmed whether Nissan Motor Company will receive any government fund for developing new capacity at the plant. Times Online reports:

The Sunderland plant employs 4,200 people and produces around 350,000 cars a year. An extra 800 workers are expected to be taken on in July to staff a third shift to work on the Qashqai production line.

Meanwhile, the government is under pressure to fight European taxes that could add thousands of pounds to the price of new Jaguars and Land Rovers.

Ford, the American car giant, will complete the sale of the two British car companies to India’s Tata group this week.

Europe plans to levy hefty taxes on cars that do not meet strict emission limits by 2012.

An exemption will allow small-volume carmakers to avoid the blow, while luxury carmakers that are part of bigger groups will be sheltered by their parents’ smaller car fleets.

The Nissan car plant situated at Sunder in England is one of the most efficient car plants in Europe. Recently, Nissan expressed its concern over the pound euro relationship.

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Toyota and Nissan acquire top position in April Japan car production

With the rising price of fuel, Japanese cars have become ‘hot cakes’ in North America. In April, Toyota Motor Corporation (TYO: 7203) and Nissan Motor Company Limited (TYO: 7201) took the top position in car production in Japan. According to the latest figure published by Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, the combined auto production of twelve major Japanese automakers have increased 5.4% to 917,951 and exports increased 21% to 584,059.

Currently, Toyota’s hybrid model is very popular in the USA. On May 27^th, Toyota announced to build a third battery plant in Japan for its hybrid vehicles. News came out that Toyota is talking with GM to produce Prius hybrid at the Toyota GM joint venture plant in California. However, Toyota spokesperson said that nothing had been decided on production of Prius at the joint venture New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. Bloomberg reports:

The price of gasoline has jumped 30 percent in the U.S. so far this year, prompting demand for small cars. Toyota and Nissan increased sales in the world's largest car market last month, winning customers from General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Japan's vehicle exports to the U.S. jumped 21 percent.

``Rising gasoline prices are certainly helping the Japanese carmakers the most,'' said Jesse Toprak, director of market forecasting for Edmunds.com in Santa Monica, California. ``The Japanese brands are perceived to have more gas-efficient vehicles.''

Sales of the domestic cars in the USA is at the lowest since 1995. Japanese companies are making profits from their small vehicles. Toyota increased its domestic output 1.1% to 331,100 vehicles. Exports rose 8% and shipment to China rose 77%. Production of Nissan Motor Company increased 42% to 98,873 vehicles and export to the USA increased 64%.

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Honda decides to buy more foreign made auto parts

To make its products more competitive in the market and reduce the production cost, Honda Motor Company Limited (TYO: 7267) Japan’s second largest automaker, announced that it will buy auto parts from abroad. On Wednesday, Honda also declared to reform its manufacturing processes to boost efficiencies. The new production standards and procedures will be introduced at the company’s Yorii car plant which is now under construction. Reuters reports:

"The issue is how much of the rest of the components, which account for 80 percent of the total, we can procure globally," he said in a group interview. That would include components made overseas by Japanese parts makers as well as those made by local firms, he said.

"For motorcycles, the (parts) infrastructure is in place in Thailand, China, Vietnam and many other places, so we're able to do this. Achieving the same with cars is going to be key."

The company raised the portion of foreign auto-parts from 5% to 17% for its Fit subcompact car. Honda's president, Takeo Fukui said that they were supplying technology to their joint venture partners in China. Another Japanese automaker, Nissan Motor Company (TYO: 7201) is also bringing in parts made from China, India.

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Toyota introduces to new minivans, the Alphard and the Vellfire, in Japan

In order to cope with the lower car sales in Japan, the country's largest car company, Toyota Motor Corporation (TYO:7203), has introduced to new minivans in Japan. This year, the company observed a sales drop of 2.4% in Japan. The two minivans-Alphard and the Vellfire, will cost the same; between 3 million ($29,000)-4.5 million yen. The Alphard was first introduced in 2002 and it has been revamped for the first time. With these two models Toyota is going to compete with Elysion of Honda Motor Company Limited (TYO:7267) and Elgrand of Nissan Motor Company Limited (TYO:7201). Toyota is expecting to sell 3000 units per month. Bloomberg reports:

Toyota needs to spur sales in Japan with new models as the market has one of the shortest model cycles of any country, according to analysts. Including the revamped Crown sedan in February, the Toyota City, Japan-based company has introduced three new models domestically so far this year.

The company plans to raise domestic sales 0.6 percent to 1.6 million vehicles this year, it said in December. Toyota's sales in the country, which accounts for about 19 percent of the carmaker's total sales, rose for the first time in five months in April.

Last week, Toyota announced a drop in its net income for the first time in nine years in the USA, the largest and most profitable market of Toyota. The company is planning more cost cuts to balance the higher raw material prices.

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