TMC Announces First Quarter Financial Results

by News Feeder, 23-06-2024, 04:12 AM

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announces its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2016.

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Honda Launches Marketing Campaign for the All-New 2017 Ridgeline Pickup: Truck’s Incr

by News Feeder, 22-06-2024, 10:55 AM

Multi-channel campaign debuts during the Summer Games in Rio "The Power of Ridgeline" TV spot (http://honda.us/PowerOfRidgeline) brings truck's versatility to life Creative execution developed by stop-motion artist PES, creator of Honda's famed "Paper" spot Experiential and social activations position Ridgeline as "The Ultimate Tailgating Vehicle" TORRANCE, Calif. – Honda today is introducing a new integrated marketing campaign to promote the completely redesigned 2017 Honda Ridgeline, no...

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Nissan's Future Lab Experiments imagine new vehicle ownership models and map the futu

by News Feeder, 21-06-2024, 05:54 PM

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Nissan is conducting a series of real-world experiments and trials to bring future mobility scenarios to life through several "Living Labs" underway at Nissan Future Lab. The "Living Lab" research provides user data to help Nissan anticipate and evolve to meet future transportation needs.The difference between traditional research methods and Nissan's "Living Labs" is the research relies on networking with external partners – like San Francisco-based Scoot Networks - to uncover opportunities and learn through observing user behaviors."Working within the living lab framework allows Nissan to experiment out in the marketplace," said Rachel Nguyen, executive director, Nissan Future Lab. "By combining our hardware with outside software, services and systems into collaborative beta tests, Nissan has the opportunity to develop new products and service offerings that fit in the new mobility economy."Inspired by rapid developments in electric and autonomous technology as well as ride sharing trends, Nissan's "Living Labs" focus on vehicle ownership structures, the changing marketplace for vehicle technology and new uses for electric vehicles.Vehicle ownership structures. With the fast-paced growth of smart technologies and the emergence of the sharing economy, Nissan Future Lab is studying different sized and packaged vehicle solutions. Last October, Nissan launched its first "Living Lab" with Scoot Networks to bring 10 Nissan New Mobility Concept Vehicles (NNMC) to Scoot's fleet in San Francisco. The electric-powered "micromobility" vehicles fit between a small motorcycle and a full-size vehicle and are available for rental using the Scoot app sharing platform. Through the pilot, Nissan is gathering data on city dwellers mobility choices for short distance trips, and the role electric vehicles play as shared transportation options.The changing vehicle technology marketplace. The sharing economy also presents new opportunities to leverage vehicle technology. Studying the emerging mobility markets and understanding new business needs – like redistributing shared vehicles to their points of origin – can lead to new applications for still-developing vehicle technologies. The Scoot "Living Lab" is also providing data on vehicle distribution to help Nissan better understand the distance traveled from the origin, popular origin points and other user behaviors.New uses for electric vehicles. Nissan is also actively studying the expanded use of electric vehicles including vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Since 2014, Nissan has participated in a large V2G pilot program with the U.S. Air Force. A fleet of modified Nissan LEAF electric vehicles discharge power back into the gird through a series of bi-directional charging stations. The exchange is used to balance the overall load by absorbing excess power, then putting it back into the grid during times of high demand."The Future Lab team is exploring 'Living Lab' projects designed to help us better understand the real-world benefits of V2G technology for individual electric vehicle consumers and how it fits into their mobility lifestyle in the future," added Nguyen.Rachel Nguyen will provide an update on Nissan's "Living Labs" project during the "Car of Tomorrow: Hardware Makers Building Partnerships to Succeed in a High-Tech World" session on Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Center for Automotive Research's Annual Management Briefing Seminar in Traverse City. More information on the session is available at http://www.cargroup.org.About Nissan Future Lab Nissan Future Lab was established in 2014 as an extension of Nissan's global advanced planning group and looks decades ahead to identify potential issues and opportunities for the business today and into the future. Nissan Future Lab looks beyond products and examines the future of mobility in a wider sense. The group is inspired by rapid developments in automotive technology such as electric, autonomous and connected vehicles and trends like ride sharing.About Nissan North America In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program and has been recognized annually by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency as an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year since 2010. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at http://www.NissanUSA.com and http://www.InfinitiUSA.com, or visit the U.S. media sites NissanNews.com and InfinitiNews.com.About Nissan Motor Co. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with more than 247,500 employees globally, Nissan sold 5.32 million vehicles and generated revenue of 11.38 trillion yen (USD 103.6 billion) in fiscal year 2014. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. Nissan leads the world in zero-emission mobility, dominated by sales of the LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle. It is the best-selling EV in history with almost 50% share of the zero-emission vehicle segment. For more information on our products, services and commitment to sustainable mobility, visit our website at http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/. # # # ContactPaige Presley Nissan EV and Technology Communications (615) 725-6021 [email protected]

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Kit Harington takes the new INFINITI Q60 for an empowered drive in his debut brand fi

by News Feeder, 20-06-2024, 05:58 PM

Kit Harington, Emmy-nominated actor stars in new INFINITI Q60 filmOne-minute short film showcases INFINITI and Harington's shared ability to deliver an exhilarating performance HONG KONG – INFINITI marks the launch of the dynamic INFINITI Q60 with a film starring one of the world's most talked about actors, Kit Harington. Emmy-nominated Harington is a fearless craftsman who has risen to prominence through his much-lauded recent performances on stage and screen. Now, he stars in an exhilarating short film for INFINITI'S Q60 titled "Tyger."The one-minute film opens with Harington striding towards the Q60. He settles in the car and dramatically begins reciting William Blake's primal poem, "The Tyger." Harington's intense performance is awakened as he takes both the Q60 and the poem for a visceral, winding drive. The film ends with an effortless stop from the Q60 and a knowing glance by Harington."What inspires me personally in my life, is a beautiful piece of writing – something which is specific, delicate and beautiful," said Kit Harington.Blake's "The Tyger" is an inspiring reflection of such writing and also captures the high performance empowerment of the Q60; they are both an exploration of aesthetic beauty, primal ferocity, ambition and seduction."Kit Harington is a unique and refined talent," said Melissa Bell, INFINITI's senior director of Marketing. "He is performance orientated with intelligence and a passion for his artistry and the Q60 has inspired a powerful performance from him in 'Tyger.' In this one-minute drive, we're thrilled to take viewers on a test-ride through multiple emotions. The Q60 is a dynamic automobile, driven by one of the world's best actors – a winning combination."Harington's "Tyger" film is one of three new films being released to mark the launch of the Q60. INFINITI are due to release web films in the coming weeks of Audio Engineer and Music Technologist Young Guru and Sneaker Designer Sophia Chang.The Q60 featured in this film is a premium sports coupe that combines expressive design with exhilarating performance and dynamics. The taut, muscular lines of the exterior hint at the Q60's considerable performance potential –enhanced with the all-new 3.0-liter V6 twin-turbo engine.About Infiniti INFINITI Motor Company Ltd. is headquartered in Hong Kong with sales operations in over 50 countries. The INFINITI brand was launched in 1989. Its range of premium automobiles is currently built in manufacturing facilities in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and China. INFINITI plans to also expand manufacturing into Mexico by 2017.INFINITI design studios are located in Atsugi-Shi near Yokohama, London, San Diego and Beijing.INFINITI is in the middle of a major product offensive. The brand has been widely acclaimed for its daring design and innovative driver-assistance technologies.From the 2016 season, INFINITI is a technical partner of the Renault Sport Formula One team, contributing its expertise in hybrid performance.More information about INFINITI and its industry leading technologies can be found at http://www.infiniti.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and see all our latest videos on YouTube. # # # ContactJodie Davies Manager – INFINITI Global Communications Phone : +852 3948 0903 Mobile: +852 9542 1717 [email protected]

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Nissan battles at Spa as both GT-Rs get to the checkered flag

by News Feeder, 20-06-2024, 01:48 PM

Nissan battles at Spa as both GT-Rs get to the checkered flagAmazing timelapse from the @24HoursofSpa. Check it out on https://t.co/qXzRxwwxNT at https://t.co/5tnxlepkLt #OMGTR pic.twitter.com/ACmsLKdqYb— Nissan NISMO (@NISMO) August 1, 2016SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium –Despite a troubled race at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Nissan GT Academy Team RJN got both Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 machines to the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps checkered flag.The team's PRO entry of Lucas Ordonez, Mitsunori Takaboshi and Alex Buncombe showed strong race pace despite starting 43rd on the 69-car grid.The trio moved their way through pack rising up to 20th by the 18th hour of race. Their efforts were hampered by a series of unfortunately timed full course yellow safety car periods.However with five hours, 25 minutes remaining, the team was forced to pit to repair a rear brake light issue. The wet weather that Spa is renowned for finally hit with four hours, 48 minutes remaining, but then trouble struck three and a half hours to go when the No.23 GT-R lost drive.The team was able to get the car back to the pit box and went through a gearbox change in only 60 minutes. The Spanish/Japanese/English trio then had an untroubled run to the flag – including avoiding the drama that kicked off with a sudden rain shower with 30 minutes to go – to cross the line in 44th place.So why do teams never give up even when the gearbox breaks with 2 hours to go? @al_buncombe explains. #NISMOnation pic.twitter.com/0ah2osCHjP— Nissan NISMO (@NISMO) July 31, 2016The No.22 PRO-AM car featured Sean Walkinshaw (UK) alongside GT Academy winners Ricardo Sanchez (Mexico), Matt Simmons (Australia) and Romain Sarazin (France).The quartet also showed good race pace but were hampered after five hours when Sanchez stopped on course with an electrical-based fuel pump issue. The Mexican showed off his mechanical talents to get the car mobile again (circuit breaker issue) to get the car back to the pits where the crew completed a full repair.From that point forward, the four young drivers each gained valuable experience as the team completed an untroubled run to finish in 37th place."Luck wasn't on our side, but in true Spa style we just kept at it and got both cars to the finish line," said team boss Bob Neville. "Some teams had massive hopes of a strong result here and weren't able to pull it off, and other drivers come here for years without ever getting a race finish, so to get both cars home is quite an achievement. We didn't have the pace we would have liked, but in race conditions the cars were quite strong and I'm delighted we were able to battle through some headaches in the race to get to the finish."Not the race of our dreams but was fun to recover up to Top20 then all mechanical issues began. Next year! #Spa24h pic.twitter.com/41Jy0GVIdB— Lucas Ordonez (@Lucas_Ordonez) July 31, 2016 NISMO CalendarAugust 6-7 Super GT, Fuji Speedway, JapanAugust 13-14 Micra Cup, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada Utah Motorsports Campus, Salt Lake City, Utah, USAAugust 20-21 Super GT, Motegi, JapanAugust 27-28 European Le Mans Series, Paul Ricard, France Blancpain GT Series, Sprint Cup, Hungaroring, Hungary Super GT, Suzuka, Japan Australian Supercars, Sydney Motorsports Park, Sydney, Australia # # # ContactJane Johnstone Marketing Communications Director Global Motorsport Communications Nissan/NISMO Phone: +44 7979 710646 Email: [email protected] Ryan Marketing and PR Manager Phone: +1 678 644 0404 Email: [email protected]

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Personnel Changes

by News Feeder, 20-06-2024, 02:12 AM

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2002 Lexus GS430

by RichS11, 19-06-2024, 05:09 PM

I've copy and pasted from another forum, so apologies about some of the posts as they may make little sense, but I'll tidy it up....

This is the build up thread for my Lexus GS430. I am not new to the World of Lexus as I have/had a '98 GS300 which has now become my donor car. So the car I have is......

- Lexus GS430
- 2002
- 89K
- Black with grey interior
- Full Lexus service history
- No modifications except the alloy wheels (going very soon!!)
- The car is in overall good condition and I am very happy with it. It does have a couple of minor suspension issues such as ball joints, and ARB droplinks, but I will fix that over the next few weeks.

Future modifications this month will be a full SS system, TTE wheels from my old GS300 and fully adjustable coilovers. As well as adding the black interior from my GS300.

I am looking to modify the car in a subtle way, but as you will see by my first modifications, I get pretty serious with it.

Time for some images.......







So here is the first modification that has taken place today. I decided that although I like the black exterior of the 430, I couldn't stand the grey plastic on the inside. So after viewing an '06 GS300 and liking the grey and black interior, I decided to go down the same route with the 430, utilising the interior from my 300 (which is being split and scrapped).

How the interior started today, the door cards and centre console were changed on the weekend to see if I would like the combination....



An hour into the dashboard change....



Dashboard out, ready for the change of loom....



Both dashboards in the living room getting the looms swapped over....



Dashboard back in the car, black GS300 steering wheel added. Sadly with the lighting it actually looks dark grey but I can assure you the interior plastic is black :p



And below is a picture of the wheels that I will be putting on the 430 once the winter has moved on....

Hi all

by RichS11, 19-06-2024, 04:52 PM

Hello guys, my name's Rich. I recently met a couple of members on here randomly at Brampton Services! We got chatting about my car and mentioned that this place existed and as a result I am here to say hello.

I currently own a Lexus GS430 which has been played with, with more things in the pipeline. I'll add pictures later as I have none on this PC. I've been out of the game for a while and kept my modifying just to myself, as I haven't felt the need to venture to any shows for the past few years, but I think I will start soon and this is my first step back into the scene (so to speak).

I'll add some pics and give the site a good looking over.

Thanks.

Rich

Renault-Nissan Alliance investment in Argentina tops $800 million

by News Feeder, 17-06-2024, 05:01 PM

Alliance prepares to launch first dedicated pickup manufacturing line for Nissan, Renault and Daimler in the AmericasPickup marks first time Nissan will manufacture in ArgentinaCarlos Ghosn meets with Mauricio Macri, President of ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn confirmed today that the Alliance will invest $800 million in Argentina through 2018.Ghosn's visit to Argentina is his first since President Mauricio Macri's inauguration and comes as the Alliance prepares to launch its first dedicated pickup truck manufacturing line to produce vehicles for Nissan, Renault and Alliance partner, Daimler. The new line represents an investment of $600 million. Ghosn noted it also will mark the first time Nissan will build vehicles in Argentina.Renault Argentina also announced it will invest another $100 million in a new model to be produced at the Santa Isabel plant in Córdoba. This latest investment follows a $100 million investment announced in March 2015 for the production of Renault Sandero, Sandero Stepway and Logan models at the plant.Ghosn met with President Macri to reiterate the Alliance's commitment to Argentina, provide insights into future plans and thank the President for his forward-looking approach on trade and investment."The Renault-Nissan Alliance is deeply committed to Argentina and the local partners who are joining these ambitious projects," Ghosn said. "As the third-largest automotive market and the center of pickup manufacturing in Latin America, Argentina is key to the regional growth plans of our brands."During his visit, Ghosn also toured the Santa Isabel Industrial Complex where preparations for new investments are underway. He also met with key automotive suppliers that will support the Alliance's pickup production.Highlights of the one-ton pickup $600 million investmentAnnounced originally in April 2015, the Alliance investment of $600 million led to the signing of an agreement this month with the province of CórdobaThe project has the capacity to produce 70,000 units a year and is expected to generate up to 1,000 direct jobs and 2,000 indirect jobs.Three versions of this pickup will be produced in Argentina: the Nissan NP300 Frontier in 2018, followed by the Renault Alaskan and a model for Daimler by end of the decade.Renault's investmentRenault's investments in Argentina will enhance the utilization of the manufacturing complex and reaffirm the company's confidence in this market.Renault unveiled the Renault Alaskan in June. Alaskan will be its second pickup after the Renault Duster Oroch, which was launched in 2015. The Renault Alaskan will also be produced at Santa Isabel.Renault expects to reach the Number-2 sales position in Argentina this year, and with these new investments, go for leadership in the mid term.Nissan takes actions to ensure growth in ArgentinaArgentina plays a key role in Nissan´s plans to achieve top 3 rankings in the Latin American automotive industry. In April 2015, Nissan announced that it would transform its business model from importer to wholly-owned subsidiary and original equipment manufacturer with the production of the all-new Nissan NP300 Frontier by 2018. In September 2015, the company purchased local importer operations to create its first subsidiary team, now integrated into Nissan´s regional and global operations.About the Renault-Nissan Alliance The Renault-Nissan Alliance is a strategic partnership between Paris-based Renault and Yokohama, Japan-based Nissan, which together sell one in 10 cars worldwide. The companies, which have been strategic partners since 1999, sold 8.5 million cars in nearly 200 countries in 2015. The Alliance also operates strategic collaborations with other automakers, including Germany's Daimler, China's Dongfeng, and Japan's Mitsubishi Motors. The Alliance has a majority stake in the joint venture that owns Russia's top automaker, AVTOVAZ. blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com # # # ContactMarcelo Klappenbach Gerente de Comunicaciones Corporativas, Nissan Argentina S.A. T:+54 (11) 5533.6800 [email protected]cha Schvartz Jefe de Comunicación Externa, Renault Argentina T: +54 (11) 4778.2000 [email protected]

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Fiscal Year Ending March 2017 First Quarter Financial Results Announcement

by News Feeder, 17-06-2024, 04:39 AM

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