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  • Did you know we build rockets now?

    August 11, 2018

    Nissan is know worldwide for it’s cars, utes, 4x4s and SUVs. Operating in more than 160 countries worldwide, Nissan is the fourth largest automotive company in the world, and distributes more than 5.5 million cars annually. But I bet you didn’t know that Nissan has literally been to space. The Orbital Rocket, named the Lambda 4S, was launched 5 times between 1966 and 1970 from the Kagoshima Space Centre in Japan. The final rocket was launched...

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    Nissan; a 90 year history

    August 11, 2018

    In a nondescript warehouse just outside Tokyo, Japan lies a treasure house of Nissan/Datsun History. The Nissan Heritage Museum is home to more than 450 vehicles, the earliest being the Datsun Phaeton, first released in 1938, and the Datsun 14 Roadster, released in 1935. The Museum opened in 2013 and regurlarly sees more than 15,000 visitors each year. Other notable exhibits include the original Skyline, Bluebird and Sunny series of Nissan Vehicles. Nissan has come...

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    The Nissan Qashqai- a sure winner.

    August 1, 2018

    Replacing the Nissan Dualis in 2014, the Nissan Qashqai and its subsequent Models have retained their solid grounding in the compact SUV market, holding strong against tough competitors such as the Mazda CX-3, Honda CR-V and the Hyundai Kona. The MY18 model has ditched the Diesel options and undergone a slight face-lift to continue its strong attraction in the market. Offering three separate models, going from the Nissan Qashqai ST to the top level Qashqai...

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    The Nissan Leaf, making its way to Australia

    August 1, 2018

    Nissans foray into the electric car industry is paying off with the release of the updated Nissan Leaf. With a top speed of 144km/h and a range of 400km, Nissan is proving what it’s made of and certainly what it’s capable of moving forward in an industry thats future is slightly unpredictable. The technology still has a long way to go for electric and hybrid vehicles to become standard. The charging abilities are still only...

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