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Originally, Nissan had planned to bring LEAF production to the U.S. in December 2012 with manufacturing of the lithium-ion battery fitted in the Nissan LEAF starting in September 2012. Unfortunately, the March 11 earthquake has dealt the company a heftier blow than anyone realized. It does not, then, come as a huge surprise that Nissan may be forced to delay U.S. production of the LEAF.

"On March 11 every operation stopped, so all…

To make the used-car buying process more comfortable for Nissan shoppers, Nissan North America is going transparent. Specifically, the Japanese automaker will begin sharing information related to open safety and emissions recalls for Nissan and Infiniti vehicles with Carfax (one of the most widely used companies specializing in vehicle history reports). The advantage of Nissan's recently announced transparency is it will grant consumers access to critical safety and recall information on their accessible third-party…