Nissan recently announced that production of their pioneering EV, the LEAF, would be moving their Smyrna, Tennessee plant. This is the very same plant where workers  turn out 550,000 vehicles each year - including the Nissan Altima and Pathfinder, among others. And while we're pretty excited to see production move a bit closer to home, we've also heard a rumor that European drivers will enjoy many of the same benefits of a move such as this.

Until now, the LEAF has only been produced in Nissan's plant in Oppama, Japan. From there, it's shipped out around…

On the eve of the world debut of the all-new Nissan Altima, company President Carlos Ghosn and New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, celebrated the official world debut of the City's new official taxi, the 2014 Nissan NV200. It's officially being called the Taxi of Tomorrow, but NYC residents, taxi drivers and commuters can see it today.

At the event in SoHo early in April, Ghosn related to the audience, "We're proud to introduce a new era of urban mobility to New York with the Nissan NV200 Taxi...The exclusive Taxi of Tomorrow draws on Nissan's…

Tasted enough envelope glue in your lifetime to fear a similar fate as George's departed fianc? on Seinfeld? Maybe it's time to consider updating how you make monthly payments. Take your Nissan loan or Nissan lease with Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, for example. By signing up to go paperless, and making your monthly payments online, you'll save yourself the gross taste of 100s of envelopes and money spent on postage...not to mention the time it takes to write out the checks or money orders your sending in.

Worried about your security? Dublin Nissan won't say…

Nissan has been teaming with Habitat for Humanity since 2005. Over the course of the past seven years, the Japanese automaker has donated millions of dollars worth of charitable contributions and over 100 vehicles to transport tools, materials, and volunteers. Not to mention some serious sweat... While, Dublin Nissan does not wish to count the liters, we can tell you Nissan employees have helped to built 50 homes for people desperately in need of a home in a safe community.

Right now, they're actually working on their 51^st home for a single mother of two, Kenya Bouie. The…

Nissan wants to know how you, your friends and your family would react to a seriously sporty Nissan. As such, they've brought the best of the JUKE and the GT-R together in a new concept designed to test the public's reaction. Appropriately coined the Nissan JUKE-R, it's the first super crossover the industry has ever seen.

At first glance, you'll notice Nissan has adapted the iconic JUKE body via the addition…

If you think playing video games is a waste of time and doesn't apply to real life, think again. Nissan North America has invited the 16 fastest Gran Turismo 5 gamers to take part in their new reality TV show hosted in conjunction with Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. And no, Nissan isn't planning on airing a show solely about 16 people sitting around with controllers in their hands...They're planning to test just how well their gaming skills translate to real-time on the track!

The reality TV series features bits from three distinct phases of production…

A few years ago, an all new Nissan Versa would run you $9990, but didn't even include FM or AM radios. It was also manual transmission. Now, with all those, plus automatic, antilock brakes, stability control, air conditioning and destination charges, your 2012 Versa begins at $11,750. Versa has been given a sporty facelift. 2012's Versa 1.6SV is an optional upgrade for those who want a little more horsepower. This generation's model weighs 250 pounds less than previous years. The Versa sedan uses a 1.6-liter four-speed automatic with continuously variable transmissions.

According to Consumer…

For the average person a limo is not something that you see every day. When you see a limo it is usually for a special occasion or event. Limos are very distinct usually long car or SUV making these cars very inefficient.

Well, Imperial Coach Builders, a custom-coach-building subsidiary of Electric Car Company, is about to shatter all of those judgments. After receiving a most unusual work order, the Springfield, Massachusetts-based company is about to stretch the Nissan LEAF.

"This will be the first conversion of this revolutionary vehicle and the first pure electric limousine,"¹ boasts Gary Spaniak, President…

Nissan is taking green living from autos to houses.  That's right, earlier this month, the Japanese automaker announced a new joint project with City Ventures aimed at pre-wiring 190 houses in the state of California.

"Pre-wiring for what?" you ask. Level II electric vehicle charging docks recommended for the Nissan LEAF, that's what. And, while only three developments in California have been selected to initially participate in the initiative, City Ventures plans to pre-wire houses in all of its new housing developments, moving forward.

For Nissan drivers, not familiar with City Ventures, it essentially is one of the…

When the Nissan LEAF was launched the automaker only offered it to California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Tennessee which left the rest of the country out of luck. For 2012 Nissan plans to expand their markets to include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C. to make it easier for people across the country to get a LEAF.

Residents of the LEAF's primary launch markets and 10 new U.S. markets will be invited to place their reservations, starting on August 4. For more details on this process or if you…