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Have you heard about Nismo? The Japanese auto maker's in house tuners, supplementing Nissan Juke and 370Z models with various design and engine options, Nismo is the contraction of Nissan Motorsports International Co. Ltd. And was an early look at what Nissan has in mind for their tuning division.

As Executive VP of Nissan Andy Palmer explains "There will be Nismo packages for the suspension and the Nismo RS packages that will

The 2013 Nissan Altima will start being available at dealerships throughout the US this coming July. We here at Nissan Gates of Frankfort, serving Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky, are quite excited about the redesigned mid-size sedan.

The new redesigned Nissan Altima is bolder than ever, with a streamlined front end, an elegant back end, and fluidic body lines throughout. We highly recommends checking it out online before it hits dealers' lots, so you'll all know

We all know about the Adopt-a-Highway program, undertaken by US states and Canadian provincial governments to promote liter free highway. But have you ever heard about the "Adopt a Charger" organization? Adopt a Charger is a nonprofit organizations promoting the "adoption of plug-in vehicles through the proliferation of public, fee-free electric car chargers which are "adopted" by sponsors"¹ across United States.

The process is quite simple: companies, individuals and other organizations "adopt" public electric

The New York International Auto Show brought Nissan under the spotlight. First they celebrated the world debut of the NV200 Taxi, then they unveiled the all-new 2012 Nissan Altima. To top it all off, the Japanese automaker also released official details about their latest innovation car technology: NissanConnect.

Just a couple of years ago, you had to leave your iPod and internet access behind when getting in your car. Not anymore.  Nowadays, when you get

Nissan's executive vice president, Colin Dodge says it very well, the Geneva Auto Show has been known for being "....the most important motor show for getting any messages you've got across over corporately or from a product perspective"¹.

According to executives, the general branding message from carmakers this year is "Don't do more, do it better."² As always, it's an extremely

So far this year, we've seen some heavily refreshed sedans from major automakers - including the Camry and the Malibu. Nissan is no exception - we've known since the end of last year that they have big plans for the 2013 Nissan Altima.  And, while we won't have any official information about the new midsize sedan until it debuts at the New York Auto Show in April, Nissan has recently released a teaser shot

Like most people today, if you are interesting in reducing your carbon print, you have heard about the Nissan LEAF. However, as much as the LEAF has been advertised all around, it's not available everywhere yet. Even if drivers from across the U.S. can order the LEAF, the EV is currently being sold in only in 28 states, plus Washington, D.C. This makes test driving a LEAF more challenging for those not

Nissan North America popularity proved exceedingly strong in 2011. And, January sales numbers indicate the upward trend is continuing in 2012. Compared to January 2011, January 2012 sales rose a healthy 10.4 percent. Overall Nissan Division sales increased by 12.5 percent.

While Gates Nissan of Frankfort, serving drivers from Lexington has to credit the entire new Nissan lineup for these successes, we can't ignore the fact that two models shined particularly bright

"The new Versa Sedan has hit a sweet spot with sub-compact buyers, offering the most legroom, most headroom and most trunk room per dollar, along with the lowest starting M.S.R.P. in America of just $10,990 USD," explains Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division, Nissan North America, Inc.

Both Nissan Versa total sales and market share, tell the same story: The Versa, which dominates the highly-competitive and saturated sub-compact

Nissan Leaf EVs, similar to those headed to Gates Nissan of Frankfort in KY, are coming to New York as part of a taxi cab experiment. 6 electric Leaf hatchbacks are involved with NYC's 'Taxi of Tomorrow' project.

This project, which began as a joint venture between the Taxi & Limo Commission and the Japanese auto maker in 2007, doesn't only include hybrid cars. Anti-bacterial seats, extra luggage room, and fuel efficiency improvements