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Visitors look at an MG car during the opening of China Auto Show in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Chinese automakers redefine the car as a living space at Beijing Auto Show

BEIJING (AP) — How about turning a car’s front bucket seats 180 degrees so they face the rear seats and extending out a table so the occupants can play cards or eat a meal?
 
A facility that is set to be a plant for electric vehicles powered by all-solid-state batteries is seen during a media tour in Yokohama, Japan, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Nissan expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by 2028, the company said Tuesday during a media tour of an unfinished pilot plant. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029

 
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida speaks during a press conference in Atsugi, near Tokyo, Monday, March 25, 2024. Nissan will expand its electric vehicle lineup, develop more powerful batteries, cut production costs, while speeding up the whole process, in what the Japanese automaker’s chief called “The Arc” pathway to greater sales by 2030.(Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Nissan promises an aggressive electrification push to cut costs and boost global sales

 
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda President Toshihiro Mibe attend a joint news conference in Tokyo, Friday, March 15, 2024. Nissan and Honda announced Friday that they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind. (Kyodo News via AP)

Honda and Nissan agree to work together in developing electric vehicles and intelligent technology

 
FILE - Logo of Nissan is seen at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2023. Nissan's profit sank in October-December to about half of what it earned the year before, the automaker said Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, though it stuck to its earlier earnings forecasts. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan automaker Nissan’s profit stumbles on China sales decline

 

Car brands unveil new models at China show

Auto Shanghai 2023 reflects the intense competition in China’s fast-growing electric vehicle market after the ruling Communist Party poured billions of dollars into promoting the technology. (Apr. 18) (AP/ Wayne Zhang)

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Nissan, Eli Lilly rise; Nvidia, Alphabet fall, 11/24/2023

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Nissan, Eli Lilly rise; Nvidia, Alphabet fall.
 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt attach a Nissan badge to a car as they visit the car manufacturer Nissan, in Sunderland, England, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Nissan will invest more than $1.3 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars. It's a boost for the British government as it tries to revive the country’s ailing economy. The Japanese automaker manufactures the gasoline-powered Qashqai and smaller Juke crossover vehicles at the factory in Sunderland, which employs 6,000 workers. (Ian Forsyth/Pool Photo via AP)

Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars at its UK factory

Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars.
 
FILE - A Nissan logo is seen on a car at its showroom in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2023. Nissan’s profit zoomed up more than 10-fold in July-September from a year earlier, boosted by a weak Japanese yen and strong vehicle sales around the world. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Japanese automaker Nissan’s profits zoom on strong sales, favorable exchange rates

Nissan has reported that its profit zoomed more than 10-fold in the last quarter from a year before, boosted by a weak Japanese yen and strong vehicle sales around the world.
 
FILE - Former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 23, 2023. Lebanese judicial authorities have questioned two people at the request of Turkey on suspicion of being involved in the 2019 escape of auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon, judicial officials said Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Hearings in $1 billion lawsuit filed by auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn against Nissan start in Beirut

Lebanese judicial officials say hearings in the $1 billion lawsuit filed by auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn against Nissan and other defendants have started in Beirut.
 
Nissan's new portable power station is displayed at Nissan headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, reusing battery stacks from the Nissan Leaf electric car. Batteries in Nissan Leaf electric cars are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to charge gadgets on the go, rev up guitars at outdoor concerts and deliver emergency power in disasters.(AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Nissan is reusing the batteries from old Leaf electric vehicles to make portable power sources

Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters.
 
FILE - A Nissan logo is seen on a car at its showroom in Tokyo, Feb. 21, 2023. Nissan is recalling more than 236,000 small cars in the U.S. because the tie rods in front suspension can bend and break, possibly causing drivers to lose steering control. The recall covers certain Sentra cars from 2020 through 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Nissan recalling more than 236,000 cars to fix a problem that can cause loss of steering control

Nissan is recalling more than 236,000 small cars in the U.S. because the tie rods in front suspension can bend and break, possibly causing drivers to lose steering control.
 
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Archie Madekwe, left, and David Harbour in a scene from "Gran Turismo." (Gordon Timpen/Sony Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: ‘Gran Turismo’ movie drifts into cliches and video game aesthetics

In 2006, a Nissan marketing executive had a truly insane idea to create a competition and an “academy” to turn gamers into race car drivers.
 
FILE - Workers at the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tenn., walk by a Nissan Altima sedan, May 15, 2012. A group of 75 employees out of the thousands who work at a Nissan assembly plant in Tennessee will finally vote Thursday, March 16, 2023, on whether to form a union. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)

Dozens of workers reject union at big Nissan Tennessee plant

Several dozen workers among thousands at a Nissan factory in Tennessee have voted not to form a union.
 
FILE - This is a 2020 Nissan Leaf on display at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show Thursday, Feb.13, 2020 in Pittsburgh. Nissan is speeding up its shift toward electric vehicles, especially in Europe where emissions regulations are most stringent, the company said Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Japan’s Nissan slashing EV costs, cuts rare materials use

Japanese automaker Nissan is revving up its electrification shift and slashing costs by using the same components across models and cutting use of expensive rare materials.
 
FILE - A Nissan logo is seen on a car at its showroom in Tokyo, Feb. 21, 2023. Nissan is recalling more than 809,000 small SUVs in the U.S. and Canada, Tuesday, Feb. 28, because a key problem can cause the ignition to shut off while they’re being driven. The recall covers Rogues from the 2014 through 2020 model years, as well as Rogue Sports from 2017 through 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Nissan recalls over 800K SUVs; key defect can cut off engine

Nissan is recalling more than 809,000 small SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because a key problem can cause the ignition to shut off while they’re being driven.
 
FILE - Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida speaks during a Renault Nissan Mitsubishi press conference in London, on Feb. 6, 2023. Nissan is speeding up its shift toward electric vehicles, especially in Europe where emissions regulations are most stringent, the company said Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Japan’s Nissan accelerates shift to electric vehicles

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan is speeding up its shift toward electric vehicles, especially in Europe where emissions regulations are most stringent, the company said Monday.
 
FILE - Workers at the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tenn., walk by a Nissan Altima sedan on May 15, 2012. Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan's auto assembly plant in Tennessee can hold a vote on whether to form a small union, according to a ruling Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, by the federal labor board. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)

Mini-union vote at Nissan Tennessee plant set for March 16

Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan’s auto assembly plant in Tennessee will get to vote on March 16 on whether to form a small union.
 
FILE - A staff of Nissan car showroom wipes a car on Jan. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Nissan reported a 55% jump in October-December profit Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, as the Japanese automaker seeks to embark on a less bumpy journey with its French alliance partner Renault. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan’s Nissan reports better profit as chip crunch eases

Nissan has reported a 55% jump in its October-December profit, as the Japanese automaker gears up for a less bumpy journey with its French alliance partner Renault.
 
FILE - Workers at the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tenn., walk by a Nissan Altima sedan on May 15, 2012. Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan's auto assembly plant in Tennessee can hold a vote on whether to form a small union, according to a ruling Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, by the federal labor board. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)

US board clears path for mini-union vote at big Nissan plant

The federal labor board has decided that fewer than 100 employees out of thousands at Nissan’s auto assembly plant in Tennessee can hold a vote on whether to form a small union.
 
FILE - Traffic moves along the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2022. Fuel economy for 2021 model year vehicles in the U.S. stayed flat with 2020, as people continued to buy less-efficient trucks and SUVs, according to an annual government report published Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

EPA: US fuel economy flat in 2021, emissions down slightly

A government report says fuel economy for 2021 model year vehicles in the U.S. stayed flat with 2020 as people continued to buy less-efficient trucks and SUVs.
 
FILE - In this file photograph taken Dec. 2, 2009, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show, in Los Angeles. General Motors Co. said Tuesday, July 27, 2010, its Chevrolet Volt electric car will cost $41,000 when it goes on sale in November. The price is about $8,000 more than its closest rival, the all-electric Nissan Leaf.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)

GM, Nissan compete for best deal on electric car

DETROIT (AP) — Just over a decade ago, electric cars were expensive niche vehicles for gadget lovers and celebrities.