As has been confirmed by official announcements, Nissan Motor Co., which is now looking to be the world's largest seller of electric cars, will be taking "firm" orders in America for the battery-powered Leaf starting August this year, post pricing of the car and acceptance of some reservations in April.

Nissan Motor Co., Japan's third largest car-maker on Tuesday reported a homecoming to profitability in the October-December quarter. This profit has come up following the cost-cutting and sales growth in China. A net profit of Y45.00 billion in the three months ended Dec. 31 was posted.

Japanese automaker Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn said that consumer demand for electric vehicles in the US might exceed President Obama’s target of one million plug-in models by 2015. Speaking his mind, Mr. Ghosn said, “There is absolutely no reason that you will not have much more than 1 million cars in the U.S. before 2015.”

Nissan has come out with its latest invention which the dedicated car lovers would definitely love. On Thursday, the company released a futuristic concept car, which while going around bends tilts to the side and makes the drivers feel as they are gliding through the air.

Nissan Motor Co., Japanese automaker, on Sunday, has unveiled much awaited Nissan LEAF, a zero-emission car with a claimed range of over 100 miles.

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. posted a smaller-than-expected 16.5 billion yen or $175 million loss for the first fiscal quarter.

Earlier, a group four analysts had projected loss of 58.5 billion yen for the quarter ended June 30.

In the latest move to cut its marketing budget in the tight auto market, a major automaker - Nissan Motor Co - has decided to skip the Detroit and Chicago auto shows, which are costly trade events designed to showcase upcoming vehicles.