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  1. Japan’s Nissan sees profit for latest quarter but warns of Middle East and China woes – AgriNews

    TOKYO (AP) — Nissan Motor Corp. reported that it returned to profit in the first quarter of the…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #agritrucker #Honda #Markets #Military #Nippon #nissan #Politics #TRADE
    europesays.com/japan/85461/

  2. Lexus LS 400

    If you like car history you will love the story of the Lexus LS 400.

    Lexus is made by Toyota

    Lexus (Japanese: レクサス, Hepburn: Rekusasu) is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. The Lexus brand is marketed in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide[3][6] and is Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. It has ranked among the 10 largest Japanese global brands in market value.[7] Lexus has been headquartered in Shimoyama, Aichi, in Japan since 2024.[8] Operational centers are located in Brussels, Belgium, and Plano, Texas, United States.

    Created about the same time that Japanese rivals Honda and Nissan created their Acura and Infiniti luxury divisions respectively, Lexus originated from a corporate project to develop a new premium sedan, code-named F1, which began in 1983 and culminated in the launch of the Lexus LS in 1989.[9] Subsequently, the division added sedan, coupé, convertible and SUV models. Lexus did not exist as a brand in its home market until 2005, and all vehicles marketed internationally as Lexus from 1989 to 2005 were released in Japan under the Toyota marque and an equivalent model name. In 2005, a hybrid version of the RX crossover debuted and additional hybrid models later joined the division's lineup. Lexus launched its own F marque performance division in 2007 with the debut of the IS F sport sedan, followed by the LFA supercar in 2009.

    1980s: The F1 project

    The Lexus brand was created around the same time as Japanese rivals Nissan and Honda developed their Infiniti and Acura premium brands. The Japanese government imposed voluntary export restraints for the U.S. market, so it was more profitable for Japanese automakers to export more expensive cars to the U.S.

    In 1983, Toyota chairman Eiji Toyoda issued a challenge to build the world's best car.[11] The project, code-named F1 ("Flagship One")[12] developed the Lexus LS 400 to expand Toyota's product line in the premium segment.[13] The F1 project followed the Toyota Supra sports car and the premium Toyota Mark II models.[14] Both the Supra and Mark II were rear-wheel drive cars with a powerful 7M-GE or 7M-GTE inline-six engine. The largest sedan Toyota built at the time was the limited-production, 1960s-vintage Toyota Century, a domestic, hand-built limousine, and V8-powered model,[15] followed by the inline-six-engined Toyota Crown premium sedan.[15][16] The Century was conservatively styled for the Japanese market and along with the Crown not slated for export after a restyle in 1982.[16] The F1 designers targeted their new sedan at international markets and began development on a new V8 engine.[15][16]

    For more info I'll rever you to this informative video about this iconic car.

    The Lexus LS 400 Happened When The Government Tried To Protect Detroit — Jason Cammisa Revelations

    Sources:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexus

    youtube.com/watch?v=i15Ii4yetLM

    #history #cars #Lexus #Toyota #Detroit #Mercedes #BMW #Nissan #Honda #no #competition #TV

  3. This is looking to be an awesome week for getting things done.

    ⁃ Moved my forum #DNS from the registrant to #Cloudflare (free) account.
    ⁃ Added Cloudflare turnstile extension to the forum (phpBB).
    ⁃ Put Cloudflare #gatekeeper protection in place.
    ⁃ Resolved some transparency issues in the ‘winter’ extension I’m using.
    ⁃ Forwarding working properly on the domain so that www and root domain access go to the forum.
    ⁃ Used Container Manager on the NAS to build my own #SearXNG search engine.
    ⁃ Nearly completed the new car spreadsheet allowing us to finalise next years prospective new car purchase. Likely now either a #Nissan #Juke or #Toyota #Yaris Cross (if new models come out as expected)

    All very I.T. related I know but hey it’s what I do. My own way of relaxing. It’s good to feel more useful and accomplished. Helps keep the old brain active too 😜

  4. Nissan and Renault revamp alliance with $663 million EV investment - Enlarge / The Renault Zoe (left) and Nissan Leaf (right) were two early... - arstechnica.com/?p=1956642 #nissanrenaultalliance #electriccar #nissanariya #nissanleaf #renaultzoe #nissanev #renault #nissan #cars

  5. Nissan is the next automaker to adopt Tesla-style EV charging plugs - Enlarge / Model-year 2023 and 2024 Nissan Ariyas will feature CCS1 ports like ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1955084 #teslasupercharger #teslacharger #evcharging #teslaplug #chademo #evplug #nissan #cars #ccs1 #nacs

  6. Ten years this weekend since my first electric vehicle (the Nissan LEAF), 14 years since I drove the MINI E (and loved it) and almost 30,000 miles covered in my Renault Zoe

    They’ve been used as an only car, family car, holiday car, commuter car and even house moving car during that time

    Never broken down, never run out of charge, never regretted going electric!

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    #ev #evs #electricvehicle #electriccar #cars #nissan #nissanleaf #mini #minie #minielectric #renault #renaultze #renaultzoe

  7. The Station: Summer of the SPAC, Adam Neumann returns and the Nissan Ariya debuts - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #autonomousvehicles #electricvehicles #transportation #adamneumann #automotive #fordbronco #onfleet #nissan #tesla #waymo #ford #lime #uber #bmw