Nissan's Negative & Positive Updates

The Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. is a car makercompany also did mention that they have been
which is baed in Japan. It used to market itsable to note 46 cases and these were reported
vehicles using the Datsun brand. At present, it isto the company already. However, the good side
one of the rivals of the United States autowas that there were no accidents related to the
market's Big Three.exhaust pipe fall-off.
Now, this Nissan tail light manufacturer has gotAs per the positive piece of news, the Nissan
updates that would be of interest for its followersMotor Company has been given accolades for a
and of interest of people following allcouple of its vehicles - the Nissan 350Z coupe and
developments in the auto industry. Two of thethe Nissan X-TRAIL. The awards given to the
company's recent updates include one negativevehicles were part of the Auto Express Used Car
and one positive. The negative is a recall while theHonors.
positive is an honor.For three years, the Nissan X-TRAIL has been an
Last Thursday, the company announced that itawardee in the Best Recreational 4x4 segment.
would be recalling 113,000 units of its minivans.As per the Nissan 350Z, this is the second time
However, these minivans are those that arethat it was awarded the Best in the Coupe
solely sold in the Japan market. The company alsosegment.
did say that they are doing such because of aThe judges of the mentioned award giving body
problem with the minivan's exhaust pipes.mentioned about the X-TRAIL, "It sill reigns
The minivan to be recalled is the Nissan Serenasupreme as the ultimate used SUV by combining
and the models that are affected by the recalldecent on-road manners with genuine off-road
are those which have been manufactured fromcapabilities."
April of 2005 up until August of 2006. DetailsAs per the Nissan 350Z, the judges were quite
about the recall and the announcement have beenenthusiastic to mention, "Looks and performance
posted in the company's native country'scount for plenty in the coupe category, which
Transport Ministry web site.explains why the Nissan comes out on top. Few
The web site did further inform readers that thecars at any price handle as well as the 350Z, and
Nissan Serena's parts which have been weldedthe futuristic styling manages to tick all the right
were found out to have the risk of corrosion. Andboxes, too.
if this does happen, the pipe could fall off. The