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Nissan announced that the 4 millionth Altima was delivered to a U.S. customer earlier this month at the same time pushing the model above the previous 2007 record of 284,762 unit sales.
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“Since the first Altima rolled off the line at the Nissan Smyrna Vehicle Assembly plant in…
The Nissan Altima has been a sleeper success in the mid-size segment. While the redesigned 2013 Toyota Camry, 2013 Ford Fusion and the Hyundai Sonata have gotten a lot of attention, it hasn’t as much until its recent redesign. The previous car rose up to sales ranks to become the second-best selling passenger car in the United States.
The 2012 model wasn’t terribly competitive, but the 2013 has changed things up significantly. The new model borrows its styling heavily from the more expens…
There are some really nice midsize sedans out there, and the redesigned Nissan Altima makes that cut. It's luxo-comfortable, with a nice engine … but yes, there are some things I didn't like, as well. Find out more at Sympatico Autos by clicking here.
It's the most popular passenger car segment in the U.S.A. with well over 1 million annual sales and four representatives in 2011's list of the 10 bestselling models overall, including the Toyota Camry that finished 3rd behind the Ford F-Series and Chevy Silverado trucks, followed by the Nissan Altima (4th overall), Ford Fusion (6th) and Honda Accord (9th). We are talking of course about the mid-size category, which is the subject of Car & Driver's (C&D) magazine latest comparison te…
Many comparisons have been made over the years between the Australian V8 Supercar series and NASCAR. From the standpoint of midsize-to-large sedan-bodied cars with large, loud V-8 engines, the analogy works. But whereas NASCAR racing is generally characterized by large oval tracks, V8 supercar racing is primarily done on road racing tracks that turn left [...]
Nissan has whipped the covers off its brand-new contender for next year's Australian V8 Supercars Championship, the 2013 Altima Supercar V8 Supercar, during a special event on Tuesday morning in Melbourne. The Nissan Altima will be the first new entry in the series that has been restricted to Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores for the past two decades. The Japanese carmaker has partnered with Kelly Racing and will field four entries under the Nissan Motorsport banner for the 2013 championship. Re…
Nissan has unveiled its all-new 2013 Nissan Altima V8 Supercar for the first time in a spectacular launch event in Melbourne, Australia today, October 30, 2012.
The Altima is the first all-new V8 Supercar model unveiled in two decades, as Nissan joins the V8 Supercars Championship from next season with the four-car, factory Nissan Motorsport team.
Nissan Australia Managing Director and CEO William F Peffer Jr joined team co-owners and Bathurst-winning drivers Todd and Rick Kelly to unveil the spectacu…
For 2013 Honda Accord drivers who want more than the 189-hp direct-injection 2.4-liter I-4 can offer, a V-6 engine remains available — instead of a turbocharged I-4 like some competitors. The new-for-2012 Toyota Camry and 2013 Nissan Altima round out the best-selling midsize sedan V-6 powered trifecta, and we want to know what you think: [...]
As part of a promotional campaign that took place in May this year, Nissan invited five Facebook fans from America to test drive the all-new 2013 Altima sedan, amongst whom was Kris Cash, a rapper and filmmaker. During the recording of test drive, Cash told Nissan representatives that he had made a music video for his own, previous generation Altima. "I love my 2007 Altima so much that I made my own music video commercial on YouTube" he told Nissan. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogs…
Nissan’s Smyrna, Tennessee production plant has been up and producing 2013 Altima sedans for a couple of weeks, but now the second Altima production facility in Canton, Mississippi has made its first unit of the updated car. While Nissan’s Smyrna plant gets much of the press – it makes 550,000 cars a year and will [...]