Nissan: Habitat Project Builds a Home, and Repairs a Heart
Nissan: Habitat Project Builds a Home, and Repairs a Heart
Nissan picked 6 of their employees to work with Habitat for Humanity as volunteers for Habitat for Humanity's 2013 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. Their task was to help build, or repair, dozens of homes in three U.S. cities in a one-week period.
Juanita Clemmons, a production technician was one of those picked. She has always enjoyed helping others, but lately volunteering has become even more central to her life. She said the opportunity that Nissan gave her to build a home in Oakland is helping her maybe even more than the homeowners.
"Just being with people has helped me get to where I am today, and just being here with these people all week has helped me to get through," said Clemmons.
Clemmons lost her son about a year ago in a car accident.
Clemmons said building a home and a new future for a deserving family is exactly what she needed to rebuild her own life.
Clemmons plans to take all that she learned in California back home to Smyrna, Tenn. She wants to keep breaking barriers and serving others in honor of her son.
"It is not all about him or me. It is about God giving me the strength to move on and help someone else," said Clemmons. "It has taught me there are always people less fortunate than you are."
Nissan employees like Clemmons have volunteered more than 25,000 hours to build, side by side, with Habitat partner families. Since 2005, Nissan has contributed nearly $11 million in house sponsorships and truck donations in the U.S. and internationally.
Is Virtual Reality Car Shopping the wave of the future?
Is Virtual Reality Car Shopping the wave of the future?
Most popular among visitors to the IDx kiosk at the Tokyo Motor Show Nissan stand was the IDx NISMO extreme sports interpretation
Immense variety of virtual cars reflects the personalities of the co-creators
Co-creation project points towards new ways of engaging digital natives with the auto industry
YOKOHAMA, Japan - The way people buy cars is changing. A choice of colors and matching rims is no longer enough. In a society where cars are purchased as a reflection - and enabler - of a driver's lifestyle, the way future models are designed needs to be revolutionized. This was the thinking behind the Nissan IDx co-creation idea: using the visionary co-creation strategy to invite a global community of drivers and enthusiasts to enter into a dialogue with Nissan and help shape automotive design for a new generation of drivers.
Nissan unveiled the first tangible fruits of the co-creation process at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show - the IDx Freeflow and IDx NISMO concept cars. The IDx Freeflow is laid-back, simple and clean. The IDx NISMO is a racecar that looks as if it came straight out of a driving simulator game.
Innovative and eye-catching though they are, the two concepts are just the beginning of the IDx possibilities. Nissan partnered with digital agency AKQA to build an immersive virtual world that allowed motor show visitors to co-create their own designs at the Nissan stand. It was powered by groundbreaking Virtual Reality technology from Oculus. Well over a hundred concept car images were co-created and shared on social media. The most popular among the Tokyo Motor Show visitors to the IDx kiosk on the Nissan stand was the extreme sports interpretation of the IDx NISMO. A unique re-imagining of the IDx Freeflow, a coupe interpretation, came a very close second.
On entering the 3D experience by putting on goggles, each user was given a base chassis of a Nissan IDx concept car to accompany them on their co-creation journey. With it, the viewer traveled through a series of immersive 3D worlds, each requiring the user to make a choice before they could continue. Each choice was designed to find out about the individual user and their needs and desires as a driver: Are they a thrill-seeker or a laid-back cruiser? A gear-head or an electric rebel? Nissan IDx was the canvas on which they drew their dream car. The future of car design is here, and everyone's invited.
Commenting on Nissan IDx, Nissan's global head of digital strategy, DeLu Jackson, said: "At Nissan we are always looking for the most innovative and engaging ways of delighting our customers. From the external design of our vehicles to the quality and feel of the materials within, to the technology we use to enhance the driving experience, innovation is what drives us. Our presence at motor shows and customer-facing forums is no different; we want to use groundbreaking technologies innovatively to delight existing and new customers of our brand."
Nick Turner, Executive Creative Director, AKQA, said: "Nissan seeks to excite through innovation. Its commitment to that mission is seen throughout its organization, from its innovative product designs to its investment in electric vehicles. It's no surprise that a company as forward-thinking as theirs has chosen to adopt this groundbreaking technology to brilliantly demonstrate its co-creation platform at the Tokyo Motor Show."
Nissan rolls out latest NISMO creations at the LA Auto Show with Usain Bolt!
Nissan rolls out latest NISMO creations at the LA Auto Show with Usain Bolt!
Nissan unveiled the newest members of its NISMO lineup at the LA Auto Show.
Top billing was shared by a new racing-inspired 600-horsepower GT-R NISMO, the world debut of a Sentra NISMO Concept and the 2014 Nissan JUKE NISMO RS.
“When you look at the design style of our vehicles and compare it to the competitors in the same segment, there is no question that the design of our vehicles is far better than what the competition has. The technology, the MPG, the value proposition that you get out of the vehicle is all there,” said Fred Diaz, Nissan Divisional Vice President, Sales and Marketing.
Appearing alongside one of the world’s fastest production cars was the world’s fastest man, and Nissan’s Director of Excitement, Usain Bolt.
Bolt is the owner of a special gold-painted Nissan GT-R, and he was on site to reveal the new GT-R NISMO with Diaz.
“When Usain Bolt saw the vehicle and he turned around – the crowd probably couldn’t see his face because he turned his back – but his jaw literally dropped and he whispered to me, ‘Oh my God I have to have one of these,’” said Diaz.
“I’m definitely gonna upgrade, for sure, for sure. I’m gonna upgrade. So for me, as long as I have a GT-R, I’ll be going fast,” said Bolt.
NISMO, its vision and name derived from NISsan MOtorsports, has embarked on an aggressive journey to expand its presence beyond the racetrack in key markets around the world. The Sentra NISMO concept could become reality soon.
“We’re gauging customer feedback, customer engagement, the coolness factor and the feedback they are giving us relative to the vehicle. And if it goes over well, it’s quite possible that we could bring this vehicle to market soon,” said Diaz.
These are cars for people who like life in the fast lane.
“I live for speed. I really enjoy going fast. When I’m in my GT-R, I feel like I could do anything. It’s well built. I just love my car,” said Bolt.
Consumers review the Nissan Sentra, now with huge savings at Mossy Nissan!
Consumers review the Nissan Sentra, now with huge savings at Mossy Nissan!
ACTUAL CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Loving my new baby girl....
by GrnEyedAngel from Fredericksburg, VA
5 OUT OF 5 STARS
Let me preface by stating that I don't purchase for the short-term...my last vehicle was a 97 Nissan 200SX SE who made 637,000+ (and still getting 40mpg highway) before someone decided to run a stop sign and total. I purchased my 2013 Sentra SR in May - admit that I treated myself with all packages and ever so happy with her. Likes (in no particular order): 1. Legroom and height space even w/factory moonroof - my man is 6'4"+ and perfectly comfortable. 2. Great rearseat room. 3. Sporty look. 4. Mileage - not many of the other gas sedans provide this fuel mileage - in mixed driving, getting averages of 37-38. 5. Trunk space is incredible for a small sedan with such a roomy interior. 6. Fit & Finish is excellent... 7. Controls not on the steering wheel are easily reached and not distracting. 8. Views from all windows are good - only a couple of blind spots and rear-view camera when backing is a blessing. 9. Having 8 BOSE speakers is amazing...clarity is wonderful Dislikes: 1. Miss the lumbar adjustments on the older Nissans. 2. CVT can sometimes be sluggish off of stops - seems to needs to be forced when serious acceleration is necessary. 3. Some of the bells/whistles w/the high-end packages require subscriptions after intro period - not clearly outlined (although great after purchase). 4. Hood latch and pole to keep hood open seem counter-intuitive. Overall, been a great car so far - finish is great and look in Black is classy while sporty.
Good highway commuter
by Kendra from Illinois-stateline Indiana
5 OUT OF 5 STARS
I love the new ride of this car it's a great little commuter vehicle. Gets improved fuel economy and as with 30 city/40 miles per highway the Sentra has best gas mileage than ever. This car is just a beautiful automobile from more nice equipped features and the new styling looks like Nissan's flagship sedan Maxima with the LED taillights and has the Quest front end styled grill. It's a quiet car with a new CVT transmission makes a joyable to drive on the wide opened highways as using this car for a family hauler everybody fits and feels comfortable on their riding destination as the same with me. I looked at several compact cars as Civic, Dart, Corolla, 3, Elantra, Forte, Focus, Cruze, Verano and Sentra was my last pick. The Sentra is a great car with upgraded features and i love the NAV & bluetooth on it as both are easy to use no need of a sports car as bought with the SL pkg for more what i paid for on it.
Good little car
by Les from Lake Bridge LA
5 OUT OF 5 STARS
Wanted this car before came out I love everything about my Sentra after the experience had at Oasis South Nissan saw a car with best interior styling and exterior looks like the big Altima. I like how the new displays are set up and climate control system is best. Bluetooth, push button start, leather with available heated seats, sunroof and heated mirrors were all great at the perfect price on the Sentra. Fuel economy is amazing i'm get over 39 mpg finished taking a trip up to Arkansas and Kansas just filled up the tank after coming back to Louisiana it took only $30 just put gas inside the car this is actually what i love about this car is mpg and it's comfortable with a upgraded interior and lots of room. A GOOD CAR WITH BEST FEATURES AND FUEL ECONOMY GLAD I LOOKED AT THIS SMALL CAR BEFORE FINDING OTHER MODELS.
Elegant looking and practical
by Wallywitness from Los Angeles
5 OUT OF 5 STARS
I am so used the inexpensive line of cars as being aimed at the youth. They look like sporty, fun cars. I was looking for an inexpensive car that looked more grown-up and mature. These are my thoughts: 1. Elegant looking exterior and interior. 2. Extremely spacious interior. 3. Extremely fuel efficient. I am getting 33.2 mpg in the city.(I only use the car to take my kids to school and Golf). I am getting 43 mpg on the freeway. I drive on ECO mode only. It is as efficient as my Toyota Camry Hybrid. 4. Grown up looks. It does not look like I am borrowing my son's car.(Corolla and Civic in particular) 5. Very comfortable ride. 6. I love the AC control has more settings than the Camry. 7. Extremely large Trunk space. I can fit 3 golf bags and carts and have room to spare.
To sum up my 2013 Nissan Sentra SV, it is more grown-up than the other cars in the category that are more into the sporty. They had me in mind when they built this car. I want elegance, interior room, storage capacity, extreme fuel efficiency and comfortable ride and drive. Perfect car for the family man or woman. I love my Sentra.
The world's strongest man, Zydrunas Savickas, set a new Guinness world record for the "Most Cars Pulled By One Man" when he towed 12 new Nissan Notes weighing in at a total 28,530 pounds (12,941 kg).
Savickas, five-times World Strongest Man champion and widely regarded as the one of the greatest strongmen of all time, only had one attempt to set the new record. Wearing a specialized pulling harness and rope arrangement, he pulled the 12 Nissan Notes over five meters, accomplishing the feat in a staggering 32.9 seconds.
Held in Druskininkai, Lithuania, this world record attempt marked the end of the Lithuanian Car of the Year test camp with crowds turning out from all over the country to see their national hero Savickis set the new record.
Savickas was presented with an official certificate from Guinness World Records representative Jack Brockbank, marking this major achievement from the strongman.
The large crowd not only got to witness the record setting moment but also got the opportunity to admire the all-new European market Nissan Note. Launched earlier this year and built at Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK, the new Note sets new standards for sector-first technology, practicality, design and value for money. Engineered to meet the unique demands of the European market, the new Note's Pure Drive 1.2-liter gasoline engine with manual transmission gives drivers improved CO2 emissions, increased torque and great fuel efficiency, but not even this supercharged engine would be a match for the world's strongest man in this challenge!
"We at Nissan like setting records and are always aiming high. Today we are delighted to have been able to help Zydrunas set another world record and to see so many people turn out to support him. It was a great way to mark the end of the Lithuanian COTY camp," said Taina Erkkilä, Communication Director of Nissan Nordic Europe.
On the completion of the record attempt, Savickas commented: "It is always great to set a new record. Once I got into my stride pulling the 12 Nissan Notes was fine. Obviously, a big thank you to Nissan for helping me set the record and making it all possible."
The world record-breaking attempt is the second time this year that Nissan has entered the record books. In August, Nissan helped the Electric Vehicle Union and the Norwegian EV Association set a new Guinness World Record when 260½ electric vehicles were driven in unison, the majority of which were Nissan LEAFs, including the Nissan Half LEAF.
Nissan’s Self-Driving Car Wins the Innovation Awards!
Nissan’s Self-Driving Car wins award and excites audiences at the Innovation Awards!
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.'s Autonomous Drive technology has won the Grand Prix in the CEATEC Innovation Awards, the top prize. It was awarded by a panel of independent US journalists working in the fields of IT and consumer electronics.
The award honors the best among the technologies, products and services exhibited at CEATEC JAPAN 2013. The jury of journalists assesses the exhibits at CEATEC in a number of categories to determine the best by focusing on their potential impact on the U.S. market, meeting new consumer needs, functionality, innovation and if the technology, product or service exhibited offers a unique solution to new needs. It is the first time for Nissan to have won the award and the first time for an automaker to be given this accolade.
Nissan's Autonomous Drive technology also won the Smart Mobility, Special Award category.
The Grand Prix award was given with the following citation from the panel:
“Nissan's Autonomous Drive technology will greatly benefit future society by reducing traffic accidents and fatalities, preventing traffic congestion and contributing to a reduction in environmental issues through improved fuel economy.
Nissan revealed the advanced development of its technology in August when the company committed to being ready with multiple, commercially-viable Autonomous Drive cars by 2020. The system will be deployed across the model range within two vehicle generations.
Nissan's Autonomous Drive technology is an extension of its Safety Shield, which monitors a 360-degree view around a vehicle for risks, offers warnings to the driver and takes action if necessary. It is based on the philosophy that everything required should be on board the vehicle, rather than relying on detailed external data.
IRVINE, Calif. - The words "food" and "truck" combined can invoke the kind of misery-on-wheels that restocks airplane galleys. But not at Nissan 360.
At Nissan's global showcase of products and technologies in California, two food trucks - The Lime Truck (TLC) and Dogzilla - were lime-green chariots serving the best SoCal has to offer. And like Cinderella getting dressed up for the ball, tacos and hotdogs never had it so good.
"Foodies need not fret: The Lime Truck has arrived," so went the slogan for the Orange County-based taco truck.
TLT beckoned N360 guests daily from 11am to 2pm, while the Ultimate Taco (12-hour pulled pork, cojita cheese, homemade guacamole and chipotle honey cabbage) and the Sweet and Spicy Steak Taco (marinated hanger steak, Asian slaw and homemade wontons) enticed hungry journalists, confirming why TLT is royalty on the California food-truck scene.
Winner of the Food Network's 2011 The Great Food Truck Race and boasting a Twitter following over 10,000 strong, TLT now has an empire of three trucks and two brick-and-mortar eateries in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
All its ingredients are organic, locally sourced from partner Melissa's Produce, including the ghost peppers (bhut jolokia chiles) in the Death Sauce, which made the mouths of brave TLT taco eaters at N360 burn like the 110-degree desert sands surrounding the tracks.
What comes next?
The Lime Truck's Alex Demag - and high school buddy of TLT founder-owner Daniel Shemtob - says a third location in the Irvine Spectrum is planned for the cars in 2014.
The Lime Truck is often kept company by the Dogzilla team. Established around the same time as TLT, in 2010, Dogzilla unleashes the condiments of Asia on its dogs, including teriyaki sauce, furikake seasoning, fried eggs - and even yakisoba.
The Yaki Dog is a cajun pork link topped with yakisoba noodles, red ginger, okonomiyaki sauce, and aonori - all true to Dogzilla's slogan of "Not your typical wiener." But if you're not digging Asian-style dogs, Dogzilla offers the Ball Park - with chili, onions and cheddar cheese - or a classic beef frank, the Plain Wiener.
Dogzilla's Chris Le says owners Bac Dang and Martin Tse wanted to put a twist on hotdogs and with the success of fusion decided on Asian trimmings. Clearly, it's worked.
Following the food truck boom around 2010 that took mobile munchies into the hundreds, only a few remain.
Dogzilla and The Lime Truck keep their L.A. and O.C. entourages up to date on their whereabouts through social media. Did we mention they do weddings?
And after a main course, what better way to go than ice cream. Ben & Jerry's was on site with none other than Maan Sidhu - owner of the only B&J's in Orange County - scooping the likes of Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia into cups and cones for overheated guests.
By the end of the event, they had a chance to sample Nissan 360's auto offerings: the Nissan 370Z NISMO and the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, and even race their own vehicles for a quick taste of food truck performance on the track.
Mossy Nissan donates Nissan NV van to Oceanside's 2013 Race Across America cycling team
Mossy Nissan Oceanside has donated a Nissan NV van to the Oceanside team of bicyclists participating in the 2013 Race Across America (RAAM). RAAM, a yearly coast-to-coast bicycle race, serves as a high-profile vehicle for raising money for charitable causes.
RAAM 2013 starts in Oceanside, Calif. on June 15 at the Oceanside Pier and concludes in Annapolis, Md. between June 20 and June 24. The Mossy Nissan NV Van will serve as an emergency vehicle that will follow the Oceanside team of 8 cyclists across the country. The cyclists will race 3000 miles, cross 12 states, 88 counties and 350 communities and climb over 170,000 feet. The team will ride 24 hours a day, sleeping an average of 2 hours a night until the race is completed.
Lifeguards in Oceanside will be patrolling the beach this summer in 2 brand new Nissan Frontier King Cabs from Mossy Nissan Oceanside. These rugged, powerful, highly visible trucks will surely help Oceanside lifeguards keep swimmers safe and probably help find a few "lost parents" as well! The trucks sport bright yellow, Oceanside Fired Dept. logos and LIFEGUARD decals. These Mossy Nissan Frontiers are also equipped with custom racks in the truck bed to hold surf boards and search and rescue equipment.
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Later that week - much to their delight - Mossy called back to tell them they had to come back and re-sign some papers - they had been working with the bank for them (after the sale!) and had managed to get them down to a 3.9% rate! Saving them about $10,000!
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