By 2014 Nissan will prepare a new Titan

In November of last year it began known about plans Nissan to return to sector of full-size lorries. Following generation Titan was developed within the limits of the joint program with Chrysler, given Nissan access to 1,500 platforms Dodge.

2011 Nissan Titan

In connection with inconvenient position Fiat and Chrysler, manufacture has been stopped and after a year spent for working out of updatings, work over Titan has been stopped.

Considering care of environment, economic conditions and limited possibilities Nissan, we do not have possibility to carry out everything, that we want, and so quickly as we would like. We had a plan according to which updated Titan it will be ready in 2011 together with Chrysler. But now it is impossible, — the vice-president on introduction, planning and strategy Nissan in North America Larry Dominque has told.

Titan will update by 2014

Now Nissan is intended to return on initial positions. It is expected, that new generation Titan will make by 2014 Anybody precisely does not know, how much well lorry which comes nearer to the ten years' anniversary without uniform capital updating, can survive in the overflowed competitive segment. But, considering, that sales Nissan Titan reached only 2% in 2008, and in 2009 have fallen to 1,4%, lorry updatings will have very opportunely.

Related Posts: Nissan

• Nissan has presented in Japan a electrocar on the basis of Tiida
• Nissan has presented a prototype on the basis of Versa
• Senner has embellished a Nissan 370Z
• Nissan Cube 15X FOUR Indigo Selection
• Special release: Nissan Note Aero Style
• Deep Maroon for Fairlady Z Roadster

Toyota Motor closes manufacture in California

Toyota Motor for the first time for all 72-year-old history will close factory on assemblage of cars, reports Bloomberg referring to the company message. The factory which carries name Nummi, settles down to California, this joint venture Toyota with General Motors, the manufacture annual turnover makes 420,000 cars and pickups in a year.

Assemblage automobile Corolla and pickups Tascoma at the Californian factory will stop in March, 2010 After closing Nummi Toyota will continue assemblage Corolla at the factory in the Canadian Ontario, and Tascoma — at factory in San Antonio, Texas.

In June GM has declared, that is going to close at factory Nummi manufacture automobile Pontiac Vibe and to leave structure of shareholders of the enterprise within the limits of the program of reorganisation during bankruptcy procedure.

Factory closing was for Toyota Motor a necessary measure. Company sales on the largest for the automobile market of the USA have fallen in I half-year 2009 to 38%, and past year on 15%. As a result loss Toyota has made in 2008 436,9 billion yens ($4,7 billion), for the first time for last 60 years, reminds Bloomberg. This year the company predicts 450 billion yens ($4,8 billion) loss.

Meanwhile till now it is not solved, whether will receive 5400 workers Nummi the severance pay. This question has drawn attention of the governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger. «We will continue work with a Ministry of Labour and trade, local authorities, Toyota, GM and the government of Japan to make sure that the worker will pay corresponding grants», — Schwarzenegger has declared.

Photo by: carmagazine.co.uk

Related Posts: Toyota

• Toyota updates a US lineup
• Toyota has refused plan to grasp 15% of the world market
• Toyota Motor has made improved version of Yaris Edge
• The description of a new Land Cruiser Prado
• Toyota Motor will make on 150,000 cars more
• Special release: Toyota bB

Mitsubishi Motor reduces manufacture

On Friday company Mitsubishi Motors has informed data on volumes of manufacture and sales of cars for July of current year. As they say in the press release, release of cars of mark Mitsubishi worldwide is reduced already throughout 17 months, thus in July has been collected 63,540 cars, that for 45,6% it is less, than for the same month of 2008. Manufacture in Japan was reduced to 54,2% — to 35,780 automobile and commercial cars.

Number of sold cars Mitsubishi in Japan is reduced 23 month on end. In July in the local market 14,422 cars have been realised, that for 6,3% it is less, than for similar month of last year. Sales of the Japanese company fall even in spite of the fact that and Colt Plus — demand for compact hatchbacks Colt has increased by 33 and 27% accordingly.

In July manufacture volumes at foreign enterprises Mitsubishi also have decreased. For example, in the North America it is made for 67,8% of less cars, than for this month last year, in Europe — for 0,1%, in Asia — for 28,3%. Manufacture growth is noticed only on Taiwan and in China.

Besides it, the number of cars Mitsubishi exported from Japan has decreased for 63,6% — to 17,161 pieces. To Asia it has been put for 7,1% of less cars, and to Europe — for 88,4%. Thus into the North America at the expense of growth of popularity of off-road cars Outlander in Canada it has been imported for 9,4% of cars more than last year.

Related Posts: Mitsubishi

• Electrocar by Mitsubishi
• Mitsubishi has officially presented the serial i-MiEV
• Mitsubishi will create a serial i-MiEV
• Mitsubishi represents a special issue of the cars
• Mitsubishi represents a new electrocar
• Japanese concept by Mitsubishi

Nissan Motor dismisses workers in Spain

The management of Japanese automobile concern Nissan has informed on the next plan of layoffs of workers at factories in Spain, inform the Spanish mass-media. This time reductions will concern more than 2,000 the persons working at factories Nissan in Barcelona. Workers will be sent in compulsory no-charge holiday by the general term no more than 78 days during the period with 2009 for 2012.

It already the fifth plan on settlement of problems of employment at the Spanish factories of autoconcern presented by a management of concern Nissan from the end of 2008 because of financial crisis, captured a world car industry. Only in July company Nissan Motor Iberica has dismissed 698 persons.

After the plan will be officially presented the government of Catalonia, two-month negotiations with the authorities of an autonomy and trade unions of factories in Barcelona in which result, probably, changes will be made to the schedule of layoffs will begin.

Trade unions have already informed on the disagreement with the plan of dismissals. The plan of dismissals should be approved the government of Catalonia, and only after that can be realised. In the end of 2008 Nissan has informed on curtailment of production of cars in the Spanish branches to 50,000 units. In 2008 Nissan has made in territory of Spain of 135,000 cars.

In Spain at Nissan two factories on which in total works hardly more than 5,000 persons, the technical centre, factory on manufacture of engines and accessories, the centre on sale of cars in Spain and in the south of Europe, the centre on sale of spare parts. A personnel aggregate number, for December, 31st, 2007 — 6,669 persons. The company collects in Spain models Terrano, Primastar, Almera Tino, Pathfinder and Navara.

Photo by: marxist.com

Related Posts: Nissan

• The 1st images of Nissan Juke
• Younger brother of crossover Nissan Qashqai
• Nissan represents: Fairlady Z Version Nismo
• Nissan has opened shop of sports cars near a Nurnburgring
• Nissan cars will receive a new system the Dual Injector
• Nissan 350Z go to Europe