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Whether you bought your vehicle with us or not, the auto service technicians at Walser Nissan will treat your car, truck, van or SUV as if it were one of our own. However, vehicle maintenance isn't always simple. There are aspects of maintaining your main mode of transport that even the experts at our dedicated Minneapolis auto service center can't cover. Sometimes, even the experts need help. And that's where you come…

Nissan has always been on the forefront of EV and hybrid vehicle design. Now, the company is introducing what they call a "Realistic EV" concept, which will debut at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Show.

The third-generation PIVO 3 EV is a tiny car that seats 3 people - one in the front and two in its rear. This small city car is built to easily get around metropolises, and hopes to contribute to smarter urban commuting…

Though Nissan has already covered the electric vehicle market with the Nissan Leaf EV, the automaker is looking to tap into the plug-in hybrid market. And they're looking to do it by 2016. As part of their "Nissan Green Program 2016", Nissan plans to reduce the company's carbon footprint, as well as continue their shift to renewable energy - with the plug-in Nissan Versa.

According to Nissan President, Carlos Ghosn, "Nissan wants to be…

Last week, Nissan Americas announced a $2.5-million contribution to international non-profit Habitat for Humanity and invited all of its stakeholders to collaborate in the alliance as well. Beyond financial support, Nissan is also planning to promote Habitat for Humanity in all of their point-of-sales materials, giving the non-profit greater exposure than ever before.

The goal: to entice at least a few Nissan consumers to donate a little bit of their sacred time to the…

In two words: solar power.

Though the Nissan LEAF is already one of the greenest vehicles on the market, Nissan is looking to give the car an even greener future. The automakers new goal is to reduce the LEAF's draw on the grid as well as to mitigate battery waste. For, while the Nissan LEAF is designed to last just as long as other vehicles on the road, the battery with which it's…

Nissan's "Drive Electric Tour" launched in the fall of 2010 and gave drivers across the country the opportunity to feel the difference of the LEAF EV first hand. Interest among drivers far exceeded the auto makers expectations, logging approximately 50-thousand test drives were logged by March 27, 2011!

In their joyful state, Nissan has decided to launch a Part Two to the campaign. Underlining the 4,000^th LEAF deliver, the second phase of…

The auto maker recently celebrated the production of their one-millionth Nissan Frontier - and it only took 14 years to get there! That's certainly quite an accomplishment. The one-millionth Frontier rolled off the assembly line right here in the U.S., at the Smyrna, TN manufacturing facility just last month.

In honor of this occasion, we would like to share a little bit of the Frontier's many evolutions with you. Taking a brief trip…

The all new Nissan Juke was recently chosen by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) as one of the safest small vehicles heading to dealerships next year. And the Nissan Sentra and Nissan Versa were close behind. Though they did not make to the top, both vehicles were still rated and very safe.

As the report explains, "The IIHS, which is funded by the insurance industry, also released a list of the 10…

When Walser Nissan talks about Nissan news...and even Nissan's popularity among drivers, we often isolate important finding from within the U.S. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as localized news is likely most relevant. There are, however, examples of global news that provide a desirable "bigger picture" of the Nissan brand, which we'd like to share.

Case in point: Nissan achieving record market share in Europe this April. Specifically, Nissan…

Three finalists have been in a bidding war, trying to win a 10-year contract to build the next-generation of taxis in the Big Apple: Japanese auto manufacturer, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.; Turkish auto manufacturer Karsan Otomotiv; and U.S. auto manufacturer Ford Motor Co. With a bid based on its NV200 minivan, Nissan triumphed all.

According to reports from the New York Daily News, the deal between Nissan and New York City is estimated at…