Rendering: Nissan’s VW Golf Rival

Nissan has begun a long-term project to produce a VW Golf rival and regain ground, once occupied by the Nissan Almera and here is a rendering of the hatchback.
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The C segment is an obvious growth area. The Qashqai and Juke will take sales in that market, but tackling it head on means building a car that is better than the VW Golf. That’s the challenge we have set ourselves. That project is a long term goal, but it is underway.

By 2013 , we should be seeing it around, hopefully. Let’s wait and watch Nissan’s engineers in action.

News – Autocar UK
Image – Autoten

Nissan, Suzuki and Daihatsu to recall cars in Japan

The Mazda Scrum, which is to be recalled.

Nissan will recall a total of 76,415 cars in Japan across 10 models in Japan due to a manufacturing defect and more than 2,000 overseas due to a defect that may cause engine failure.

Around 60,000 Daihatsu vehicles are being recalled due to faulty airbags that could accidentally inflate.

Suzuki is recalling 4,32,000 vehicles of the 2005 to 2009 models of the Mazda Scrum which it makes in Japan because of a potential problem with air conditioning units.

Source: [BBC]
Image from Wikipedia.