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Nissan may have been one of the last Japanese auto brands to enter the ever-growing Chinese market, but it has certainly made the best of its short time. The Japanese brand has now soared past its rivals, Toyota and Honda, in this burgeoning market. Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn recently stated to Reuters TV: "We want to be a global car maker, presenting every single kind of product you can find in the Nissan brand - from the luxury, with Infiniti, and the entry level with affordable cars under Venucia. We're going to be everywhere."¹ So far, Ghosn and Nissan seem to be making good on this promise.

In today's world, it's almost impossible to go "off the grid." Nearly everyone is connected through smart phones, social media, and the internet. Staying "in the loop" has never been more important. That's why Nissan is currently focusing a ton of its energy on connected car technologies. A few weeks ago, the company revealed several new technologies it's been working on, including a new generation of NissanConnect systems (which will debut on the all-new 2013 Nissan Altima and an innovative twin-display system (as shown in the Infiniti LE Concept). The brand has also been becoming chummy with top technology companies like Pandora Radio, Intel, and Google.

Japanese auto manufacturer Nissan believes that one day, auto accidents could be a thing of the past. The brand's Safety Shield concept, which addresses pre-collision, collision, and post-collision risks is looking towards the future, and it certainly seems to be a bright one. As technologies become more advanced and accessible to all, so does the likelihood of using them to keep drivers safe.

Nissan is expanding. Recently, the Japanese auto manufacturer announced plans to grow its manufacturing centers in several budding auto markets around the globe- including Brazil and Indonesia. And, it's not just the emerging markets in which Nissan is prospering. We can't help but notice that this year's new Nissan models are more popular than ever.

Even though we have a world full of technology designed to make our lives easier, sometimes these gadgets can be more distracting than they are helpful. One advancement that has been helpful in saving both time and reducing one's impact on the environment, however, has been online banking and paperless billing statements. Now, Nissan is joining in on the paperless billing trend, so you can save some of your valuable time.

Nissan has been producing its amazing line of Nissan NV200 Combi vans in Europe for a few years now. These vans are great for families that need a ton of space and for small business owners that need to store large items. Now, the vans are contributing to a philanthropic mission: transporting cancer patients on their journeys to and from hospitals and home. The Newcastle, UK-based charity "Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care" has ordered 25 of these Nissan van models to become a part of their initiatives in the next two years, with an additional 25 vans slated to be dispersed by 2014. The vans will carry up to a thousand patients every week- after all of them are in place- adding up to 50-thousand patients a year.

Government ratings, official US EPA ratings at that, recently stated that 2012 models of the Nissan Leaf have a combined "MPG" rating of 73 miles city/ highway. Coming to dealerships in 36 different states, the 2012 all-electric Leaf from Nissan is now easy to come by in the U.S. But the same isn't true for nations across the EU.

In Europe, Nissan's Leaf EV's are still relatively new but Nissan has…

There will be a remodeled Nissan Titan coming to Kansas City's Randy Reed Nissan, but it won't be released as soon as everyone thought. The official date for Titan's facelift has been pushed back until 2014. Available in regular, crew and quad cab variants, Titan will remain on dealer lots, though its changes body (which was supposed to premier in late 2012) won't see the light of day until later in…

Further proving Nissan's commitment to driver safety, Nissan recently introduced two notable innovations to their vehicles: Brake Override Technology and the Emergency Engine Shut-Off System. Combined, these two safety advancements provide an industry-first level of safety for drivers, so much so that the federal government has shown interest and is now considering making one of the technologies a requirement for all vehicles, industry-wide.

So how do they work and what do they do, you…

In order to do right by the environment and in turn citizens, Mayor Bloomberg of New York recently made a respected decision to provide a pure-EV operated cab system in NY by 2012. With the traditional yellow-clad Crown Vic cabs on their way out, people in New York are looking excitedly towards the future. And what better a vehicle of choice when thinking of the future than the Nissan LEAF EV, providing a prosperous future…