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Nissan to release range of commercial vehicles in U.S. in 2010

- posted: 17.12.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/15/nissan-to-release-range-of-commercial-vehicles-in-u-s-in-2010/ Filed under: Minivans/MPVs, Commercial Trucks, Nissan Click above for high-res shots of the Nissan NV200 concept Nissan will be putting a full-court press on the small commercial vehicle market beginning in 2010, according to Joe Castelli, Nissan North America's vice president for light commercial vehicles and fleet. Specifically, the automaker will attack the smaller end of the market where the Ford E-Series vans and Super Duty trucks currently dominate.Starting with the recently-unveiled NV2500 commercial van, Nissan will branch out to include at least one smaller urban transit vehicle, which will likely draw inspiration from the NV200 concept and do battle with Ford's upcoming Transit Connect. That van might be based on the same platform as the upcoming Cube scheduled to hit U.S. shores in 2009. About one-third of Nissan's U.S. dealerships are planning to carry the new line of vehicles. It would be impossible to enter this market without a solid supply of diesel engines, so Nissan is believed to have contracted with Cummins for oil-burners, a convenient relationship now that the Japanese automaker has allied itself with Dodge.Gallery: Nissan NV200 ConceptGallery: Nissan NV2500 Concept[Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req.]Nissan to release range of commercial vehicles in U.S. in 2010 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Nissan likely to dump Quest, Armada and Infiniti QX56

- posted: 14.12.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/12/nissan-likely-to-dump-quest-armada-and-infiniti-qx56/ Filed under: Minivans/MPVs, Trucks/Pickups, Plants/Manufacturing, Commercial Trucks, Nissan, Rumormill Click above for a high-res image gallery of the Nissan NV2500 In what seems like a foregone conclusion to us, intraweb rumors suggest that Nissan is strongly considering dumping its Quest minivan and Armada full-size SUV along with Infiniti's version of the behemoth 'ute, the QX56. The NV2500 light commercial vehicle will take the place of the Titan pickup at Nissan's plant in Canton, Mississippi, so, putting together the trail of crumbs, it's easy to speculate that Nissan is merely getting ready to phase-out the Titan truck and its platform-mates in preparation for a new Ram-based pickup from Dodge. Although the Quest doesn't share the same underpinnings, it has consistently been an under-performing nameplate when sales figures are tallied up, so its loss from the lineup won't be terribly missed. Considering the sorry state of affairs that full-size sport utility vehicles see themselves in, we wouldn't bet on any Ram-based replacement for the Armada and QX56 either. If a minivan replacement ever rears its head in the U.S. from Nissan, it would likely have much more in common with the NV200 concept from the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show than the current Quest, minus the sweet sliding guts, naturally.Gallery: Nissan NV2500 Concept[Source: Motor Trend]Nissan likely to dump Quest, Armada and Infiniti QX56 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Detroit Preview: Nissan NV2500 Concept previews commercial vehicle for U.S.

- posted: 15.11.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/10/detroit-preview-nissan-nv2500-concept-previews-companys-first/ Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Minivans/MPVs, Commercial Trucks Click above to for high-res version Nissan unveiled the NV2500 Concept today, which will debut in the metal at this year's 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January. No, it's not a high-performance sports car, but rather a multipurpose utility vehicle, a.k.a. panel van, that' previews what the Japanese automaker will soon bring to the commercial vehicle market here in the U.S. You may recall Nissan announced back in April that it was developing three new commercial vehicles for U.S. customers, and the NV2500 hints at the first one. It looks like a bit bigger than a Ford Transit Connect and much smaller than a Dodge Sprinter, which may be "just right" for many companies shopping in the segment. Nissan has already told us this first commercial vehicle is a clean-sheet design developed just for the U.S., and that it will be built at its Canton, Mississippi facility.[Source: Nissan]Continue reading Detroit Preview: Nissan NV2500 Concept previews commercial vehicle for U.S.Detroit Preview: Nissan NV2500 Concept previews commercial vehicle for U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Fiat owner gets revenge for unreliable van

- posted: 22.10.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/14/fiat-owner-gets-revenge-for-unreliable-van/ Filed under: Euro, Commercial Trucks, FIAT, Carsumer AdvocacyBen Terrett, a graphic designer in London saw this FIAT Doblo and snapped a photo. We thank him for his expert eye and quick reflexes. While at first glance this might seem to be a commercial van covered with advertising for the driver's company, it is in fact a van covered with angst. The sides and rear spell out a laundry list of complaints the owner has with it: "This FIAT is very unreliable, 2 new clutches, 2 new flywheels, 2 new master cylinders, 2 new servos, Since new, Nothing but aggro." Apparently this guy isn't too happy with his little FIAT and hasn't gotten any satisfaction from his dealer. As Terrett points out, it looks like a pretty effective way to take revenge. Thanks for the tip, James![Source: Noisy Decent Graphics]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

VIDEO: Big truck... go fast... up hill

- posted: 15.10.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/11/video-big-truck-go-fast-up-hill/ Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Commercial Trucks Click above to view video after the jump For as clean and green and Earth-loving as the Europeans are, they sure do some dirty things... like throw a sooty-exhaust-belching racing semi around hairpin turns with loads of opposite lock - up an impossibly green mountain - just for a hillclimb. But hey, trucks and racing aren't illegal yet, so we say flog 'em while ya got 'em. Check out the video of Markus Boesiger, 2007's Truck Racing Champion, and his dashing diesel after the jump.[Source: StreetFire]Continue reading VIDEO: Big truck... go fast... up hillRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Isuzu not interested in GM's medium-duty truck operations

- posted: 29.09.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/24/isuzu-not-interested-in-gms-medium-duty-truck-operations/ Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Commercial Trucks, GM, GMC, IsuzuIt must be pretty hard to unload an unwanted truck business these days. Just ask General Motors, which has attempted to sell its medium-duty truck operations first to Navistar and then Isuzu. Both heavy-duty diesel makers have passed on the offer. Isuzu had been rumored as a possible buyer for the unit after Navistar let the non-binding agreement pass by unsigned. Now, Isuzu President Susumu Hosoi tells Reuters, "There will be no such acquisition happening" from his company either, suggesting that the market for heavy-duty trucks has not yet hit the bottom.GM and Isuzu still have dealings together as the two companies jointly develop and build the Duramax engines that power the General's most powerful full-size trucks, SUVs and vans. This cooperation is expected to continue on as it has with neither Isuzu or GM buying out the other to gain full control of the operations.[Source: Reuters]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

International kills the CXT, MXT and RXT

- posted: 29.09.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/26/international-kills-the-cxt-mxt-and-rxt/ Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Commercial Trucks, MilitaryAnother one bites the dust, and this time its International, that's decided to drop its line of non-commercial big rigs. Considering the tough times that automakers have been having moving traditional pickups off dealer lots and into driveways, you can imagine the problems that International must be having with its CXT, MXT and RXT consumer-grade semis. Current fuel prices alone may have been enough to bring the Internationals to a grinding halt, but the faltering economy, which has made luxury toy purchases much harder to justify, may have been the final nail in the XT's coffin. In any case, this isn't a death-blow to International, as the company didn't sell too many of these leviathans anyway, and their demise will allow the company to focus its attention back on the heavy-duty hauler segment that is its bread-and-butter, along with the military segment, which surely is more profitable than the others.[Source: Kicking Tires]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Nissan to take on domestics with commercial truck in 2010

- posted: 29.08.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/27/nissan-to-take-on-domestics-with-commercial-truck-in-2010/ Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Japan, Plants/Manufacturing, Commercial Trucks, NissanSensing the ripe market opportunity, Nissan will start producing various light-commercial and medium-duty trucks in 2010. The targeted segment is currently dominated by Ford and GM, where the miscellaneous cabs and frames are used to produce such vehicles as dump trucks, tow trucks, and school buses. Now, Nissan wants a piece of the pie. Larry Dominique, Nissan's VP of product planning, wouldn't disclose details right now, but he did say that a handful of new products will be needed to satisfy the new commercial truck dealers - and Nissan is more than willing to oblige. Joe Castelli, the former director of Ford's commercial trucks (and now a VP of commercial trucks at Nissan), said the Japanese automaker will be pulling from their global stable of commercial components (branded Atlas and Atleon in other markets) to quickly adapt them for the U.S. market. Nissan's official commercial truck plans will be announced in January at the Detroit Auto Show, and we'll be there to judge reactions. [Source: Automotive News, subs. req'd]  Permalink | Email this | Comments

Ford slashing F-150 customization by 90 percent

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/18/ford-slashing-f-150-customization-by-90-percent/ Filed under: Car Buying, Economy, Sedans/Saloons, Trucks/Pickups, Plants/Manufacturing, Commercial Trucks, Hatchbacks, Ford, LincolnClick on the pic above for our high-res 2009 Ford F-150 galleryAs staggering as it may seem, the 2008 Ford F-150 pickup can be ordered in billions of different combinations. That's all going to change for 2009. In an effort to reduce complexity and cut spiraling costs in the process, Ford will be slashing the number of possible F-150 configurations by 90 percent. The automaker isn't leaving the rest of the lineup alone either. The Ford Expedition goes from 250,000 combos down to fewer than 10,000. The 2009 Lincoln MKS debuts with about 300 combinations, and the 2010 Ford Focus will offer only about 150, which is 95 percent fewer than the current model. Are you in the market for a 2009 Ford F-150 and worried that you won't be able to get it exactly the way you want? Don't fret, Ford will still offer more than 9 million combinations for next year's model, including a brown one we presume. Gallery: 2009 Ford F-150[Source: Automotive News, subs. req'd]  Permalink | Email this | Comments

Navistar not going to buy GM's medium duty truck business

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/20/navistar-i-not-i-going-to-buy-gms-medium-duty-truck-business/ Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Etc., Commercial Trucks, Chevrolet, GM, GMCIt's an epic poem that could have been written by Byron: you suffered a nasty breakup and met a new girl, you dated for a while, things were looking outstanding, you proposed... and then the bottom dropped out of the medium-duty truck business. We've seen it all before. And now that it's happened, Navistar has backed away from it's non-binding commitment to purchase GM's medium-duty truck operations.GM and Navistar only had a memorandum of understanding, so there appears to be no harm, no foul in Navistar getting icy feet. The brief announcement of the dissolution presents it as a mutual affair: "Due to significant marketplace and economic changes, GM and Navistar have decided not to renew the memorandum of understanding to purchase GM's medium duty truck business," but we imagine GM standing at the altar, watching its Navistar groom bolt from the church and hop in a taxi.>GM is still talking to Navistar and looking at other ways to dump find a good home for its medium duty truck business. A shame, because they make some fine vehicles.[Source: GM] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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