Guangzhou China (Nov. 22, 2009) - The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance), the people’s government of Guangzhou Municipality (Guangzhou City Government) and Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL) today announced a partnership to promote zero-emission mobility in Guangzhou City.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) brings together representatives from each organization to identify opportunities to promote the use of zero-emission vehicles in Guangzhou City.

The three organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the presence of the People’s Government of Guangzhou Municipality, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., making the feasibility study of the comprehensive plan including a infrastructure development, government incentive to make electric vehicles accessible to customers and public education programs to raise awareness on zero emission vehicles in Guangzhou City.

“Today, we are proud to partner with Guangzhou City through the signing of this MOU,” said Eiji Makino, General Manager, Global Zero Emission Business Unit of Nissan. “The introduction of electric vehicles brings CO2 reduction and cleaner environment in Guangzhou. Technology for zero emissions mobility is a reality and we are fully prepared and committed to bringing this technology in the very near future.”

Marking its tenth anniversary this year, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is leading a collaborative approach with both business and governments and has signed more than 30 other agreements worldwide with partners to launch its first electric vehicle starting 2010 in Japan, the U.S. and Europe, and to bring it in the Chinese market in the early 2011.

Source: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/091122-01-e.html

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Want to buy a used car from Japan?

Then you must need to know the freight charges, it is important while importing any Japanese used cars, machineries, buses, bikes, trucks or auto parts to check what are the shipping charges to be paid along with the vehicle cost. Some time the charges for the shipment may be too much comparing with the vehicle or machinery you are buying.

Most of the dealers provide their shipping rates applicable to different countries at their relevant sites itself, so that buyers or importers of these used vehicles can decide immediately and can place the order. However still for confirmation and for negotiation they do ask the dealers again by sending emails with their requirement.

All these charges are basically based on M3 sizes (Cubic Volume of the Vehicle). Every vehicle type having different M3 sizes, which effect the shipping cost as well. More the M3 size, more will be the shipping cost. Most of the buyers, import their required used vehicles in bulk manner so that they can minimize the shipping cost.

To calculate shipping cost to your country you must need to know 2 main things as M3 size of the vehicle & Rate of per M3 size.

Please check the M3 Sizes of different types of vehicles:

• Car: 9.5 M3
• Sedan: 9.5 M3
• Coupe: 9 M3
• Hatchback: 10 M3
• Trucks: 33 M3
• Wagons: 13 M3
• Pickup: 15 M3
• SUV: 15 M3
• MUV: 15 M3

Some of the M3 sizes of different models:

• Toyota Corolla: 9.5 M3
• Toyota RAV4: 17 M3
• Toyota Land Cruiser Prado: 17 M3
• Starlet: 9 M3
• Mitsubishi Pajero: 17 M3
• Toyota Hiace:16 M3
• Toyota Caravan: 18 M3

Some of the Rates per M3 sizes for different shipping ports:

• Ghana, Tema > US$ 150 per M3
• Cameroon, Douala > US$ 125 per M3
• Nigeria, Lagos > US$ 125 per M3
• Uganda, Mombasa > US$ 106 per M3
• Jamaica, Kingston > US$ 120 per M3
• Trinidad & Tobago, Port of Spain > US$ 140.00 per M3
• Russia, Vladivostok > US$ 69.00 per M3
• Kenya, Mombassa > US$ 95.00 per M3
• Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam > US$ 85.00 per M3
• South Africa, Durban > US$ 85.00 per M3
• Malawi, Dar-es-Salaam > US$ 105.00 per M3
• Sri Lanka, Colombo > > US$ 55.00 per M3
• UAE, Duabi > US$ 60.00 per M3
• UAE, Abu Dhabi > US$ 60.00 per M3
• UAE, Sharjah > US$ 60.00 per M3
• Saudi Arabia, Dammam > US$ 96.00 per M3
• Australia, Brisbane > US$ 70.00 per M3

The total amount can be figured with the following ways:

M3 OF VEHICLE X M3 RATE IN US$ = FREIGHT

For Example, if you want to find out FREIGHT for a sedan car, which is to be imported from Japan to Australia - Brisbane Port.

Size of Sedan Car = 09.5 M3
Freight Charges = US$ 63 Per M3
Calculation will be 09.5 x 63 = US$ 598.5
Freight Charges of Sedan for Brisbane Port will be US$598.5

For complete freight charges to your country, please visit at Japanese Used Car Portal

YOKOHAMA (Nov. 19, 2009) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announces the release of the new Fuga luxury sedan, which goes on sale today at Nissan dealers nationwide.

Fuga 370GT

The all-new Nissan Fuga was created as an intelligent, premium sedan offering a tailored and vibrant experience for its driver and passengers. It combines a dynamic exterior created to appeal to the senses with a spacious, open and comfortable interior. Fuga also features a wide range of technologies, supporting Eco-driving and a high level of safety and security - including an ECO-pedal, Cornering Stability Assist and an advanced Driving Safety Support System for approaching low-visibility intersections, which was developed from the results of SKY Project.*1

Building on the strong features of the first-generation Fuga, which was originally released in October 2004, the new Fuga continues as a Nissan flagship model. Like the original, the new Fuga is expected to be highly appreciated for its outstanding driving performance, interior quality and comfort, all which go beyond the expectations of a traditional luxury vehicle.

The new Fuga is available in a range of models and in a choice of two advanced powerplants, a 2.5-liter VQ25HR engine and a 3.7-liter VQ37VHR engine with Nissan’s Variable Valve Event and Lift (VVEL) system. The 2.5-liter engine model also qualifies for Japan’s preferential tax scheme for environment-friendly vehicles*2 with automobile acquisition tax and automobile weight tax reduced by either 75% or 50%.

Source: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/091119-02-e.html

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Yokohama (Nov. 18, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will co-host the 10th National Wheelchair Marathon “NISSAN Cup Oppama Championship 2009″ for three days from December 4 to December 6, 2009. The special marathon will take place at its Oppama Plant (Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa-Prefecture) and Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Marking its tenth year, the national wheelchair marathon has greatly contributed to the development of sports for the disabled. The event has helped strengthened bonds between the corporate sector and local communities with over 500 Nissan employees and local volunteers working together as route-marshals and water-station staff along the route every year since the first event in 2000.

Attracting about 200 wheelchair marathoners every year, including accomplished paralympic athletes from all over Japan, the event celebrates the greatness of these outstanding athletics. On the third day, those who have competed in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hitoshi Matsunaga, Kota Hokinoue, Susumu Kangawa and Wakako Tsuchida will participate in the race.

Nissan’s employees contribute to its “Taiyo Fund” which goes to various athletic organizations for the disabled. The marathon route will pass through Nissan’s Grandrive proving ground next to its Oppama plant and the adjacent public roads.

Nissan continues to support community-based projects that will help contribute to improved quality of life for the communities in which it operates.

Nissan has been addressing a wide range of actions under “Blue Citizenship” which represents the company’s desire to protect the blue planet and to be a corporate citizen that can live symbiotically with people and society. These efforts range from such global issues as the environmental protection to contribution to communities, promoting diversity and making personal mobility available to as many people as possible.

“NISSAN Cup Oppama Championship” is one of such community relation activities based on “Blue Citizenship”.

Outline of the 10th National Wheelchair Marathon

Source: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/091118-01-e.html

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HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that its unique idling stop system, i-stop, has won the 2010 Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC) Technology of the Year award.

Mazda Axela 20S i-stop model

Idling stop systems reduce fuel consumption by automatically shutting down the engine when the driver stops the vehicle. Mazda’s i-stop system is fitted to direct injection engines and uses combustion energy to restart the engine in just 0.35 seconds, about half the time necessary for most other competing systems. The i-stop system also suppresses noise and vibration as the engine shuts down and restarts, ensuring that drivers experience a natural driving feel with no sense of discomfort.

Mazda introduced i-stop on the all-new Mazda Axela*1 (known overseas as the Mazda3), which launched in Japan in June 2009. The new Axela with i-stop offers approximately 15 percent improved fuel economy compared to the previous model when tested under Japan’s 10-15 mode test cycle.*2 Axela models with i-stop also qualify for Japan’s eco-car incentive program as well as tax reductions of 75 percent under the government’s eco-car tax reduction program. Almost half of the total Mazda Axela sales volume in Japan to date has been for i-stop models.*3

Source: http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2009/200911/091118a.html

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Tokyo—TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that, as part of its social contribution activities in support of the arts and culture, it will hold a series of classical-music concerts featuring 30 leading musicians selected from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. The “Toyota Master Players” concerts will be held in five cities throughout Japan, between April 2 and April 7, 2010, with tickets to go on sale nationwide through Cnplayguide and other ticket agencies on Saturday, December 5, 2009.

The Toyota Master Players series has enjoyed the special cooperation of the Vienna State Opera since the series’ inauguration in 2000, with the upcoming series being the ninth. Tickets are priced reasonably to give many people the opportunity to appreciate world-class music performances.

The five scheduled concerts comprise four Wien Premium Concerts, featuring the “Toyota Master Players, Wien”, in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo and Fukuoka and a Wien Grand Concert in Nagoya with the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Wien Premium Concerts will include well-known pieces such as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major and Oboe Concerto in C Major, all performed without a conductor. The Wien Grand Concert, meanwhile, will present famous pieces from Schumann and Nicolai, in part to mark the 200th anniversary their births. The Wien Grand Concert will also present Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7, conducted by Tadaaki Otaka.

Soloists will include musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as Japanese soprano Hiroko Kouda and pianist Kei Itoh.

Information regarding tickets and concert content is available from the Toyota Master Players Secretariat at 03-5210-7555.

Additionally, a special program aimed at developing musical appreciation among youth will run throughout the series, with youths encouraged to apply for complimentary tickets to the concerts and public rehearsals (April 2, Nagoya; April 3, Sendai; April 5, Fukuoka). There will also be separate concerts at elementary schools and child welfare facilities (April 8, Tokyo; April 10, Nagoya).

Source: http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/09/11/1118_1.html

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HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the Mazda2 (known as Mazda Demio in Japan) at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. The globally-acclaimed Mazda2 brings a level of style and driving dynamics to the North American subcompact segment that no other competitor can offer. The vehicle will be sold in the U.S. and Canada beginning in late 2010. The LA Auto Show press days are December 2-3; public days run from December 4 through 13.

“Bringing Mazda2 to North America completes the bookends in our lineup,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO, Mazda North American Operations. “With the seven-passenger crossover CX-9 at one end and the subcompact Mazda2 at the other, Mazda’s lineup now spans the most significant product segments in the industry, and is the strongest, best-designed, best-built we have ever offered. Mazda2 will be true to everything that makes our cars stand apart from the competition: it will be stylish, fun-to-drive and a heck of a value. In short, it will be the definition of Zoom-Zoom.”

Mazda2 has been a sales and media success in markets around the world, winning 48 awards and being recognized as Car of the Year in more than 20 countries. Additionally, Mazda2 was named “2008 World Car of the Year,” besting all other new cars around the world.

Mazda’s press conference is scheduled to take place from 11:05 to 11:30 (local time) on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.

Source: http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2009/200911/091118b.html

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Tokyo—TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that it has started discussions with potential users in Japan of the newly developed “Prius Plug-in Hybrid”. Approximately 200 units will be leased through a leasing company to designated parties such as government ministries, local governments and energy companies that are actively promoting environmentally considerate vehicles.

The designated parties are principally participants in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “EV & PHV Towns” program1, which aims to promote the widespread use of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs).

Details of the leasing scheme for Japan will be determined through November, with delivery scheduled for mid-December onward. The vehicles will only be leased to parties already designated by TMC.

The Prius Plug-in Hybrid is based on the third-generation “Prius” and is equipped with a lithium-ion battery that can be charged using an external electric power source. The vehicle can be used as an EV for short distances, while for medium- and long-distance trips it functions as a conventional gasoline-electric hybrid, meaning use is not constrained by remaining battery power or availability of battery-charging infrastructure. Furthermore, PHVs, such as the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, are expected to achieve higher fuel efficiency than conventional hybrid vehicles, limit consumption of fossil fuels, and reduce CO2 emissions and atmospheric pollution.

TMC believes that, to meet the diversification of energy sources, PHVs are currently the most-suitable environmentally considerate vehicles for widespread use. TMC is therefore encouraging PHV market introduction and understanding toward widespread use by introducing a total of 500 units of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid globally—primarily to fleet customers. Approximately 150 units will go to the United States, and more than 150 units will go to Europe, to countries including France, the United Kingdom and Portugal.

TMC has positioned hybrid technologies as core environmentally considerate vehicle technologies and is using them in the development not only of plug-in hybrid vehicles but also electric vehicles and fuel-cell hybrid vehicles. TMC will continue its efforts in developing and putting into practical use these next-generation vehicles, which are hoped to contribute to reducing petroleum consumption, reducing CO2 emissions and responding to the diversification of energy sources.

1An intensive model program, through the collaboration of the national and local governments, regional businesses and auto manufacturers in Japan, for the introduction and promotion of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles as well as for accelerating the setting up of charging infrastructures and the development of societal awareness and preparedness. Each participating local government is to submit by around the end of this financial year a master plan that reflects the progress of its action plan.

Source: http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/09/11/1118_2.html

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NV200, Nissan’s global all new small van has been awarded the International Van of the Year (IVoY) 2010 by a jury made of 23 specialized European journalists representing a readership of more than half a million owners of commercial vehicles.

NV200

“The Jury was particularly impressed by the fact that Nissan created a compact light commercial vehicle that sets new standards in terms of internal space in relation to the external dimensions”, said the official statement from the IVoY Jury.

“We are delighted to receive the IVoY 2010 award as the recognition of Nissan’s determination to create innovative light commercial vehicles that exceed customer expectations” said Andy Palmer, Senior Vice President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. “The NV200 is a global vehicle that associates unmatched levels of functionality with unique and attractive design. We offer our customers a vehicle that is an efficient and reliable business tool” said Palmer.

The NV200 is a real segment breaker with exterior dimension comparable to a car derived van and cargo capacity of a higher class. It is 4.4m long, 1.86m, tall and 1.69m wide and comes with a cavernous cargo space. Intelligent packaging delivers a cargo load bay more than 2m in length, sufficient to carry two standard Euro pallets at the same time. The cargo floor lowest in its category, only 524mm. As a result, NV200’s load cube offers a cargo volume of 4.2m3, around 25 per cent greater than competitor’s average, offering additional 1m3.

Source: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/091117-01-e.html

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YOKOHAMA (Nov. 13, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Miyazaki Prefecture today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote the development of a low-carbon and recycling-based society.

The zero-emission partnership will initiate a joint-study to implement all the necessary conditions for the mass introduction of electric vehicles, primarily focused on the following areas.

1. Educational program
   Study the potential to implement EV trial amongst the residential community, and monitor the progress and acceptance of EVs

   Create opportunities for the public to experience the electric car through exhibitions, test-drive programs or in conjuction with other community events.

2. Promote EVs in the Business Sector
   Promote the use of EVs, particularly in the eco-tourism sector

   Create environmental and energy area educational programs, and educate employees in EV-related business sectors

3. Promote mass adoption of EVs
   Develop a charging system that utilizes electricity generated from renewable solar energy

   Develop the necessary infrastructure for chargings stations

   Create more dialogue opportunities to encourage more private sectors to adopt EVs

   Study the implementation of an incentive system for EVs

4. Impact Assessment Study
   Study the feasibility and acceptance level for EVs within the community

   Study the feasibility to cooperate on the “Miyazaki Solar Frontier Vision” as proposed by the Miyazaki Prefecture

“Miyazaki is committed to promote renewable energy through the introduction of the ‘Miyazaki Solar Frontier Vision’ in March,” said Miyazaki Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru. “Through this partnership with Nissan to promote EVs, we hope to expand the potential of solar energy in order to achieve a truly low-carbon society.”

“Mass adoption of electric cars is key to creating a sustainable low-carbon society, and it is essential for us to work with public and private stakeholders to achieve success,” said Toshiyuki Shiga, Nissan Chief Operating Officer. “Miyazaki Prefecture, a popular tourist destination known for its beautiful natural attractions, is ideally suited for the promotion of all-electric, zero-emission vehicles.”

The Renault-Nissan Alliance aims to be a global leader in zero-emission mobility. To date, the Alliance has signed zero-emission partnerships with more than 30 governments, municipalities and companies worldwide. Nissan will introduce the LEAF electric car in Japan, the United States and Europe in 2010 followed by global mass marketing in 2012.

Under the education and public awareness campaign, the Miyazaki Auto Industry Promotion Association will conduct an “EV Seminar” on November 20.

Source: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/091113-01-e.html

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