June 2004 While men often feel more comfortable with car care, it's women who more frequently end up taking the family vehicle in for servicing. In fact, polls find that 74 percent of women are responsible for making the maintenance decisions concerning their vehicles. But how can you make sure you don't get ripped off if you don't know your carburetor from your muffler?

Art Schmitt Racing Starts Season With Three Strong Rounds At Antigo Kiwanis Championships

June 15, 2004 With the Antigo Kiwanis Off-Road Championships and the first phase of the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) season behind them, both the Art Schmitt Racing team and Nissan are in great shape in the hotly contested Pro-Lite Class.

Nissan Qashqai Concept Wins European Design Award

June 15, 2004 Nissan's latest Concept car, the Qashqai, has won a prestigious award at this year's Sunday Times Motor Show Live at the NEC, Birmingham, England. It made it to the top of the judges' list in the best Concept/Prototype category of the Institute of Vehicle Engineers (IVehE) Motor Show awards. The Qashqai was first exhibited at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year.

A number of expert automotive engineers and designers, all members of the Institute of Vehicle Engineers, were chosen to study and inspect new cars and concept vehicles on display at the British Motor Show. A stringent scoring system was used as the panel of judges worked their way through the different categories.

Get Ready for Hot Weather and Summerize Your Car

June 14, 2004 The first day of summer is just around the corner. And with rising temperatures and motorists hitting the roads in droves for vacations, the Automobile Club of Southern California is urging motorists to "summerize" their cars and trucks.

"It's likely a summer road trip will involve driving in temperatures above 90 degrees and that's when breakdowns happen to cars that aren't prepared for hot weather," said Dave Skaien, the Auto Club's Approved Auto Repair Program Development Manager. "On days when the mercury hits the 90s and 100s, the number of Auto Club members experiencing breakdowns increases by 50 percent."

Nissan Begins Production of Altima Sedan at Canton Plant

June 14, 2004 The first Mississippi-built Nissan Altima midsize sedan rolled off the assembly line today, becoming the fifth vehicle in Canton's production lineup and concluding the plant's aggressive startup schedule, a key component in Nissan's global expansion plans.

"Our team did an excellent job accomplishing a very difficult task," said Dave Boyer, vice president for Manufacturing in Canton. "I am so proud of them. Now that our launch phase is over, our goal remains unchanged -- building top-quality vehicles for the American marketplace."

Canton has the capacity to build more than 150,000 Altimas a year, which will supplement Altima production from the Smyrna, Tenn., plant. Canton's total annual capacity is 400,000 units.

June 11, 2004 Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America today announced that an advanced Bose(R) Studio Surround sound system with 5.1 channel decoding and 14 speakers has been selected as the featured premium audio system in the new 2006 Infiniti M sedan. The all-new Infiniti M, which was previewed as the M45 Concept at the New York International Auto Show in April, goes on sale in North America in spring 2005.

" As Infiniti's latest expression of power, refinement, technology and style, the Infiniti M is the ideal showcase for Bose's new multi-channel audio engineering technology," said Mark Igo, vice president and general manager, Infiniti Division. "It is the perfect match for the new Infiniti M's highly personalized, enriching interior atmosphere -- which is designed to engage the senses in new and invigorating ways."