Nissan Datsun

The first spy photos are now available a new Nissan Datsun sedan. The car was spotted late last month on public roads.

According to the author of the photos, the car in a protective camouflage was seen departing from the territory of scientific and technical center "AutoVAZ". The sedan has a State registration number E418 MO, characteristic of cars, passing the test.

As you can see from the photo, the profile of the Nissan Datsun really is similar to the new Lada Kalina. It is with this model, according to some reports, he can share the platform. It is known that the Nissan Datsun will be longer and reaches in length 4330 mm. Further details about the Datsun sedan not reported. Previously Corporate Vice President of Nissan Motor Vincent Kobe stated that buyers Datsun sedan is a modern young people choice and will cast their mind will buy new car.

Restyled Nissan Teana 2013 First Photo

In the network appeared the first pictures of the new Nissan Teana sedan. Car pictures posted the Chinese portal Auto home. A restyled version of the Teana sales in China will start in March 2013.

As you can see from the photo, the updated sedan's appearance is very similar to the American Nissan Altima. In particular, the car received a new front bumper, revised grille, fog lights, and other rear optics. Total updates to fit into the new corporate identity of Nissan.

In the Interior, it is worth noting at the outset, the emergence of a new dashboard and other multimedia and navigation system with a large touch screen.

Under the hood is a restyled version of the Nissan Teana will house one of the two engines of 2.0 and 2.5 litre. The 3.5-liter "six" was dropped. Interestingly, while the China market to the updated Teana will not install the 2.5-liter, 182-horsepower motor, available at American Nissan Altima. As a result, Russian buyers can get a car with a completely different line of motors. For example, the current-generation sedan is offered in our country with a single engine capacity 2.5 l.

The timing of the updated Nissan Teana, as well as on possible car prices are not reported. In China for an updated car asking from 190 to 320 k. Yuan (approximately from 30 to 51 thousand dollars). For comparison: the current version of the sedan is offered in our country at a cost of $ 1026000.

Nissan acknowledged that it is time to improve the quality

Manual Nissan has announced plans to change the approach to the organization of production due to unsatisfactory results of the study quality. In rating the quality of U.S. Agency JD Power Japanese company took 24th place, down by 12 positions. At Infiniti things are not bad, this brand is in eighth place. However, other autocompanies from Japan have improved their performance: the first two places on quality take Lexus and Honda, and Mazda and Toyota - the fifth and seventh. More problems with product quality than the Nissan, Mitsubishi and only Suzuki, located at 30 and 31 places in the rankings.

The study J.D. Power has revealed the specific "pain points" in the cars of Nissan and Infiniti. For example, failures in the new 7-speed automatic transmission (the company has already said that experts have identified a defect and have excluded it in new machines, changing the software). Difficulties with the owners also cause: the work control system for tire pressure management, rear wiper, rear-view mirrors and even a digital stopwatch on the dashboard. And yet - how to connect the phone to the onboard system of "hands-free."

Vice president of Nissan Kazumasa Kato said that the company has already learned the lesson and draw appropriate conclusions. Leadership developed a detailed program aimed at improving product quality. According to Kato, Nissan plans to regain higher ground in quality ratings, and even climb to the top spot in JD studies Power by 2016.