History
Founded in 1933 as Datsun (a name that was discontinued in the mid-1980s), Nissan Motor Company is a Japanese automobile manufacturer with a long history of building passenger cars and trucks.

Today, in addition to its consumer-oriented automotive lineup, Nissan also offers a line of consumer and industrial products including outboard motors and forklifts. In conjunction with its French partner Renault, Nissan's automotive product line has been greatly expanded over the past decade-including the more recent North American launch of its iconic flagship GT-R sports car.

In addition to fuel-efficient gasoline, hybrid, and battery-powered passenger sedans, coupes and convertibles, Nissan offers workhorse pickups and family-oriented sport utility vehicles. Nissan vehicles are manufactured and sold worldwide.

2011 Nissan Models at a Glance:

• Altima Sedan-Restyled hood, bumper, grille and wheel designs, new colors and a Bluetooth option
• Altima Coupe-Two new colors and a Bluetooth option
• Armada-New model names, revised towing capacity, and a new 2WD final drive ratio
• Cube-Navigation and XM satellite radio standard on certain trim levels, one new exterior color
• Frontier-New model names and options repackaged
• GT-R-Base model dropped, suspension upgrades, many option upgrades
• Juke-All-new for 2011
• Leaf-All-new for 2011
• Maxima-Minor cosmetic changes, new colors
• Murano-Minor facelift includes cosmetic and equipment changes
• Pathfinder-New special edition model, one model name change
• Quest-After an absence last year, the nissanvan is re-introduced for 2011
• Rogue-Facelift, interior refresh, new trim levels, and updated options list
• Sentra-Minor cosmetic changes, more standard safety equipment, option changes
• Titan-Minor equipment and trim changes
• Versa-Audio system update and new standard safety equipment
• Xterra-Model changes, equipment update, and new colors
• 370 Z-Minor option change and one new color

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