Nissan and San Francisco plan to develop EV charging network
On behalf of the Bay Area EV Corridor Program, Nissan and San Francisco are working to advance zero emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle charging network in the nine county region. Nissan has committed to making the LEAF commercially available in the Bay Area on it debut in December 2010. The Bay Area EV Corrifor Program was formed as the organizational structure through which the participants cordinate efforts to make the region EV ready. Nissan operations in North America include automotive design, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment through reducing CO2 and other emissions and recycling.
November sales announced
Nissan North America reported announced sales for November at 56,288 units. An increase of 20.8 percent in sales compared to November of last year. Nissan Division sales rose 29.9 percent for the month while sales of Infiniti vehicles were 26 percent lower than a year ago.
50,644 Nissan vehicles sold in November 2009, a 29.9 percent increase compared with the 38,974 units sold in November 2008. Vehicles showing significant sales increases included Maxima, Altima, Frontier and Xterra.
Infiniti sales for November 2009 were 5,644 units, down 26 percent comparied to November of last years 7,631. November sales for the G Coupe went up 23.3 percent, sales of the FX rose 13.6 percent to 776 units sold in November 2009, compared with the 683 sales in November of 2008.