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NISSAN NV200 SELECTED AS NEW YORK CITY’S “TAXI OF TOMORROW” - Nissan chosen as exclusive provider of NYC taxi fleet –

New York is “hailing” a new era of urban mobility today, as the city with the nation’s largest taxi fleet has selected Nissan to design and supply the next-generation “Taxi of Tomorrow.” The announcements were made today during a City Hall press briefing that included Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Nissan Americas Chairman Carlos Tavares.

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City beginning in late 2013. The award comes after a rigorous selection process that occurred over more than two years. The competition built upon more than a century of taxi industry heritage to drive the design and creation of a purpose-built vehicle, tuned to the city’s streets. The other two finalists included Ford Motor Co. and Karsan, a Turkish vehicle manufacturer.

“Nissan is proud to provide the next generation of taxis for the City of New York,” said Tavares. “The NV200 taxi will give Nissan the opportunity to showcase our dedication to vehicle quality and urban mobility to more than 600,000 passengers every day.”

The Nissan NV200 taxi will be produced in North America at Nissan’s facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The Nissan NV200 taxi will be a modified version of the compact commercial vehicle currently available in global markets including Japan, Europe and China. Total manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of the vehicle, with all planned standard features, will be around $29,000.

As part of the program, Nissan also will work with the City and taxi owners on a pilot program to study the use of zero-emission, electric vehicles as taxis. Nissan will provide up to six 100-percent electric Nissan LEAFs to taxi owners for testing in 2012 as well as the charging stations to support their use.

“The city’s Taxi of Tomorrow is the Nissan NV200 – and it’s going to be the safest, most comfortable and most convenient cab the city has ever had,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “We started this process to leverage our taxi industry’s purchasing power to get the highest quality taxi, one that that can expand and redefine the legendary image of New York City taxicabs. The new taxis will be custom-designed to meet the specific demands of carrying 600,000 passengers a day in New York City traffic and the vehicle meets the top priorities identified by the public in our on-line survey.”

Planned innovations, which respond to direct input from drivers, owners and passengers, include: • 2.0L 4-cylinder powertrain, engineered to enhance the emission performance and fuel efficiency of the taxi fleet; • Ample room for four passengers and their luggage, substantially improved over current taxi models; • A low-annoyance horn with exterior lights that indicate when the vehicle is honking, helping reduce noise pollution; • Sliding doors with entry step and grab handles, providing easy entry and exit; • Transparent roof panel (with shade) that will provide unique views of the city; • Independently controlled rear air conditioning with a grape phenol-coated air filter to improve cabin air quality; • Attractive, breathable, antimicrobial, environmentally friendly and easy-to-clean seat fabric that simulates the look and feel of leather; • Overhead reading lights for passengers and floor lighting to help locate belongings; • A mobile charging station for passengers that includes a 12V electrical outlet and two USB plugs; • A six-way adjustable driver’s seat that features both recline and lumbar adjustments, even with a partition installed; • Standard driver’s navigation and telematics systems. Nissan also focused on passenger safety when designing the NV200 taxi. Key safety features include: • Front and rear-seat occupant curtain airbags, as well as seat-mounted airbags for the front row; • Standard traction control and Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC); • Sliding doors to reduce the risk of pedestrians, cyclists and other motorists getting struck by doors opening unexpectedly; • Lights that alert other road users that taxi doors are opening. With more than 13,000 taxis traveling a cumulative 500 million miles per year, durability was a key factor in the “Taxi of Tomorrow” selection process. Nissan will train taxi fleet operators to conduct routine in-house service and repairs, and Nissan Commercial Vehicle dealers will provide prompt service by providing the first available service bay to taxi operators needing service.

About Taxi of Tomorrow In 2007, City officials convened a group of stakeholders, including representatives of taxi drivers, owner and passengers, to create a set of goals for the next New York City taxi cab, a project called the Taxi of Tomorrow. In December 2009, the TLC issued a “request for proposals,” inviting auto manufacturers and designers to submit their best ideas for a purpose-built vehicle to serve as a New York City taxicab. At the end of the evaluation, the Nissan NV200 was selected and will be the next New York City taxicab for ten years, beginning in 2013.

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Nissan ESFLOW Electric Sports Car Remains Environmentally Sympathetic Without Giving Up the Joy of Driving NISSAN ESFLOW Concept puts the spark into electric vehicles

It looks like a sports car, handles like a sports car and performs like one too. But ESFLOW is different than every other sports car yet built: It’s electric. Using technology pioneered in the award-winning Nissan LEAF, the EV concept shows that driving can still be as much fun tomorrow as it is today.

At a Glance •ESFLOW – a pure EV sports car concept •Rear-wheel drive two-seater •Two electric motors, each driving a rear wheel •Laminated lithium-ion batteries mounted low for best weight distribution •Dramatic styling with wraparound windscreen for unobstructed visibility •0-100km/h in under 5 seconds •Over 240kms on one charge The Nissan ESFLOW Nissan has a reputation for creating some of the most exhilarating sports cars on the market. Nissan has also developed the world’s first practical Zero Emission family car, the Nissan LEAF.

Now Nissan has put that expertise together. It has captured the excitement of a sports car and the environmental benefits of an electric vehicle and blended them into one dramatic two-seater concept: ESFLOW.

ESFLOW has been created from the ground up as a pure electric vehicle, to give an idea how a Zero Emission sports car of the future might look. Living ecologically has often been seen as an act of austerity – to save one’s environmental conscience sacrifices must be made. ESFLOW is here to address that misconception.

Owning an ecologically sound car does not have to come at the expense of driving enjoyment. The briefest glance at the ESFLOW is enough to tell you what kind of car it is: a long bonnet leading into a steeply raked, wrap around windscreen, the compact cabin placing the occupants bang on the car’s centre of gravity, hunched arches over ultra-low profile tyres wrapped around six spoke wheels. ESFLOW is unmistakably a sports car, and those in the know will recognize its heritage – hints of classic and contemporary Nissan sports cars abound.

Vitally, ESFLOW is not an existing ICE (internal combustion engine) powered vehicle that has been adapted to run on electricity, but a sports car that’s been designed from the outset as a Zero Emission vehicle. This means that Nissan’s forward thinking designers have had free rein to place the power train and batteries in the optimum positions to benefit the car’s handling and performance and enhancing the thrill of driving.

The Car The ESFLOW is based on existing technology, implemented in innovative ways. An attractive, head turning composite body covers an aluminium chassis, incorporating its own roll cage. The powertrain unit, which employs the same technologies installed in the Nissan LEAF, is tuned to offer a sporty driving experience.

The Powertrain ESFLOW is rear-wheel drive and it runs on two motors. The car’s graceful proportions allow the twin electric motors to be placed above the axis of the rear wheels, in a mid-ship position,. These motors independently control the left and right wheels, and so the torque is optimized to ensure outstanding vehicle stability and control as well as efficient power regeneration. The motors produce enough torque in an instant for it to reach a 100kph in under 5 seconds.

Power for the motors comes from the same laminated lithium-ion battery packs used in the Nissan LEAF, but in ESFLOW the packs are located along the axis of the front and rear wheels. This centralizes the mass of the car, and thus its rotation point, close to the driver’s hips. These cleverly positioned batteries enable the car to travel over 240km on one charge.

The Chassis An aluminium chassis has been built around the drive train, taking full advantage of the opportunities that Zero Emission electric propulsion provides. Power cells are incorporated in such a way that they benefit ESFLOW’s strength and poise, not detract from them. Indeed, unlike a conventional fuel tank, batteries do not get lighter as they provide energy, so the car’s weight distribution remains constant throughout a drive.

The high waistline afforded by the ESFLOW’s classic sports car proportions allows strong, yet unobtrusive roll bars incorporated in to the structure behind the seats to safely take the entire load of the car in the event of a roll over, negating the need for obtrusive, thick, reinforced A-pillars and the blind spots they inevitably create.

This almost unobstructed view ahead will not be unfamiliar to fighter pilots, and just as such pilots speak of “strapping their planes on to their backs”, we hope ESFLOW owners will also feel the car to be an extension of their bodies, reacting to their slightest whims. The driver must be at the centre of the sports car both physically and metaphorically.

The Body The ESFLOW is undoubtedly an attractive car. Crisp, clean lines not only convey the purity of its sporting potential, but suggest the clarity of electric power. The colour scheme chosen for the concept car is inspired by glaciers – highly reflective solidified liquid with blue tints in its shadows. Like its ZEV concept forebears and contemporary stable mate the ESFLOW’s headlights and Nissan emblem are tinted cool blue. The six spoke wheels contain blue carbon inserts while the same material adorns the side sill, roof mounted lip spoiler and lower rear bumper.

Blue LEDs accentuate the futuristic lights slashed into the bodywork both front and rear. Where the Nissan LEAF’s protrusive headlights are used to guide airflow around the door mirrors, this is not needed on ESFLOW as the mirrors have been replaced with minute rear view cameras at the base of its A-pillars. The ESFLOW’s front lights do protect a secret of their own however: flip out charging points built in to the air ducts beneath.

The Interior Ecological minimalism need not come at the expense of luxury. The cabin of the ESFLOW is clean and open and weight saving has been a priority throughout its design, but it is still a comfortable and pleasant place to sit. By far the heaviest components in modern cars’ interiors are the steel framed, thickly upholstered and increasingly motorized seats. In ESFLOW the seats are sculpted into the rear bulkhead of the car, negating the need for a heavy frame. This of course means that they are immobile, but this is of no consequence as the fly-by-wire steering and pedals adjust electrically to the best spot to suit each individual driver’s size and preferred driving position.

The seats themselves are upholstered in gold leather and perforated gold suede while the doors are trimmed in dark blue leather and suede. The blue and gold motif, the colour of sparks, is continued across the dashboard, which is also adorned with silver carbon trim, and features four multifunction illuminated LCD displays.

The Driver Daniel, an ESFLOW owner, works in tech, but lives for the weekend. On Friday night after work, he gets behind the wheels of his ESFLOW which instantly links with his pocket PDA and determines the fastest route to his girlfriend’s home. Finding street side parking is a synch as the ESFLOW’s compact dimensions allow it to slip in to the narrowest of spaces. On Saturday he drives to a popular club to exhibit his DJ skills and his friends are impressed by his cool EV sports car.

On Sunday he drives through the mountains for leisure. ESFLOW’s superb weight distribution and unobstructed view ahead enables him to effortlessly nail every apex, every time. His descent from the mountains is more relaxed and he allows the ESFLOW to overrun on the long sweeping curves, turning the potential energy he and the car gained climbing up the gradients back in to electrical energy he can use once he hits the roads around Barcelona.

As his ESFLOW sips energy in its garage Daniel prepares himself for the week ahead, batteries fully recharged.

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 2011 Nissan Altima -  Brilliance in motion.

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 Push Button Ignition to rouse a potent 270-hp V6. T

The outstanding response of a groundbreaking intelligent CVT transmission.

 Touch-screen navigation1 with live traffic reporting to ease you through your daily commute.

 Nissan Intelligent Key® and Bluetooth® to keep your hands exactly where you want them – onthe wheel of one of the most exhilarating sedans on the road.

FEATURES

 Exterior

•  Automatic on/off headlights  
• High Intensity Discharge (HID) xenon headlights  
• Fog lights  
• Rear spoiler  
• Dual exhaust with chrome exhaust-tip finishers
• Dual body-color power outside mirrors
• Folding outside mirrors with turn signal indicators  
• Heated outside mirrors with timer  
• Power sliding glass moonroof with tilt feature

Audio 

• AM/FM/CD audio system with 6 speakers
• Digital Bose® audio system with AM/FM/CD and 4.3″ color display with 9 speakers  
• Radio Data System (RDS); speed-sensitive volume control  
• Illuminated steering-wheel-mounted audio controls  
• MP3/WMA CD playback capaility  
• Auxiliary audio input
• Auxiliary audio/video input jacks
• XM® Satellite Radio
• USB connectivity (iPod®-compatible)
• 9.3 GB Music Box® hard drive for digital music storage and playback  
• DVD playback capability  
• Streaming audio via Bluetooth® wireless technology

Interior 

• Nissan Intelligent Key® with Push Button Ignition
• Nissan Hard Drive Navigation System with 6.5″ touch-screen monitor and voice recognition  
• XM NavTraffic®, XM NavWeather and Zagat Survey® restaurant reviews  
• Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System  
• HomeLink Universal Transceiver and illuminated center console  
• RearView Monitor
• Air conditioning with in-cabin microfilter
• Dual Zone Automatic Temperature Control (ATC)
• Power windows and door locks
• Passenger-side front window one-touch auto-up/down  
• Remote keyless entry with trunk release
• Remote keyless front windows down  
• Cruise control with steering-wheel-mounted controls
• Multi-functional trip computer with outside temperature display
• Tilt and telescoping steering column
• Vehicle-speed-sensitive variable intermittent wipers
• Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors with extenders  
• Nine cupholders (eight with manual transmission)
• Overhead sunglasses holder
• Auto-dimming inside rearview mirror with compass  
• Two 12-volt DC power outlets

Seating/Appointments

•  6-way manual adjustable driver’s seat
• 8-way power adjustable driver’s seat  
• Driver’s seat power adjustable lumbar support  
• Velour cloth seat trim
• Leather-appointed seats  
• Heated front seats  
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel  
• Leather-wrapped shift knob  
• Wood-tone trim (Blond interior only)  
• Metallic trim (Frost and Charcoal cloth only)
• Premium metallic trim (Frost and Charcoal leather only)  
• 60/40 Split fold-down rear seatbacks
• Carpeted trunk lid trim
• Seating/Appointments

Safety/Security

•  Nissan Advanced Air Bag System with dual-stage supplemental front airbags with seat belt and occupant-classification sensors
• Driver and front-passenger seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags
• Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemental air bags for front- and rear-seat outboard occupant head protection
• Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)8 with Traction Control System (TCS3-point ALR/EL R passenger seat belt system (EL R for driver)
• Front seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters
• Front-seat Active Head Restraints
• LATCH System (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children)
• Zone Body construction with front and rear crumple zones
• Hood-buckling creases and pipe-style steel side-door guard beams
• Energy-absorbing steering column
• Nissan Vehicle Immobilizer System
• Vehicle Security System

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“Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for All-New 2011 Nissan JUKE”

Nissan Juke - Bold New Urban Sport Cross Starts at Under $19,000 USD MSRP -

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced U.S. pricing for the 2011 Nissan JUKE sport cross – including a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price* (MSRP) of just $18,960 USD.  The all-new Nissan JUKE goes on sale in October at Nissan dealers nationwide.

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Chicago Nissan Dealer Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall

Hawkinson Nissan a Chicago dealer in the Matteson Auto Mall is currently Chicagoland’s highest rated Nissan dealership on the consumer review web site DealerRater.com.  Hawkinson Nissan is a DealerRate Certified Dealer and is currently rated a 4.8 out of 5 by Chicagoland Nissan customers.  View all of Hawkinson Nissan’s DealerRater reviews – DealerRater.com

About Hawkinson Nissan

Chicago Nissan Dealer, Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall, is owned by brothers, Jim and Bob Hawkinson. Hawkinson Nissan services Orland Park, Tinley Park, Matteson, Oak Lawn, Joliet, South Holland and South Suburban Chicago Nissan customers. Bob and Jim opened Hawkinson Kia in August of 2009.

 Bob and Jim Hawkinson trained at their father Robert R. “Hawk” Hawkinson’s  Oak Lawn Ford store before before leaving the Ford dealership to open Hawkinson Nissan and Hawkinson Kia in the Matteson Auto Mall.  Eventually, family members sold Hawkinson Ford to a north side dealer group and renamed the Oak Lawn Ford dealer Hawk Ford.  

Visit the Hawkinson Matteson dealerships at HawkNissan dot com and Hawk Kia dot com. 

Hawkinson Nissan is conveniently located on I-57, 30 minutes south of Chicago’s Loop, and with in minutes of I-80, I-294, I-355 and the Indiana-Illinois border.

Hawkinson Nissan has sold thousands of New Nissan Vehicles, Certified Nissan Vehicles and Pre-owned Nissan Vehicles since 2001. Chicago Nissan customers have given Hawkinson Nissan and Hawkinson Kia rave reviews on Dealerater.com, Yahoo, Google and Insiderpages.com for all prospective Chicago Nissan customers to read.

Congratulations to Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall for earning the Nissan Owner First Award of Excellence!

Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall wins the prestigious award given to those dealerships achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction with both sales and service experience.  Only a select group achieve this honor.

The Owner First Award of Excellence is the highest award presented by Nissan North America to its Dealers.

This prestigious award is given to those dealerships achieving the highest levels of customer sastisfaction with both sales and service experience.  Only a select group of the best Nissan dealer in the country achieved this honor.

The Nissan Owner First Award of Excellence recognizes Nissan’s top Dealers from across the nation who were able to meet the high standards of achievement for the Owner First Award of Excellence.

It recognizes those dealerships that embody the philosophy and vision for Nissan – that is, to endeavor to provide customers with an outstanding ownership experience, from the showroom through every aspect of the dealership. Basically, to put Nissan owners first and foremost.

All Nissan dealerships across the nation were measured on a multitude of criteria including Nissan’s Owner First survey, which was sent to every Nissan customer following the purchase of a new Nissan vehicle or service on a current Nissan. The Nissan Owner First Award of Excellence dealers are recognized for consistently living up to the high standards of excellence.

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Thanks so much Hawkinson Team, you guys are AWESOME!!

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By: cldorsey221 On: 7/9/2010 3:07:34 PM

This was by far the BEST car shopping experience that I’ve ever had.

I came into Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall pretty much knowing what I wanted for a NEW car.  Ron Hayes approached my mom and I right away, but not in a “I need a sale” type of way.

My mom and I were very impressed with the enthusiasm that Ron showed and not only that as we walked by other sales associates, they were all very friendly and seemed to work as a cohesive unit.

I test drove a 2010 Nissan Altima.

I LOVED IT!!  Once I got into the car, I knew there was no turning back.  I told Ron what I was looking to spend and I met with the GM and they worked together to make it happen.  I am truly grateful for the time that they spent with my mom and I.  It was the quickest car purchase ever, but it was professionally done.  I will tell all of my friends about my experience in hopes that they come to Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall to experience QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE and TRUE DEDICATION.

Thanks so much Hawkinson Nissan Team, you guys are AWESOME!!

Come in and test drive a new Nissan Altima at Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall.

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Hawkinson Nissan and Hawkinson Kia are owned by two brothers, Bob and Jim Hawkinson, who learned the auto retail business in their Father’s Ford dealership, Hawkinson Ford in Oak Lawn.

Hawkinson Ford was started in 1961 by Robert R. Hawkinson.  Robert eventually retired and sold Hawkinson Ford in Oak Lawn to his four sons.  Jim and Bob Hawkinson learned the car business at Hawkinson Ford in Oak Lawn and left the Oak Lawn Ford Dealership in 2001 and founded Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall.

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 In 2009, Bob and Jim Hawkinson opened their second automobile dealership, Hawkinson Kia, which is located adjacent to Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall.  Hawkinson Kia is the fastest growing Kia dealership in Chicago land.  Chicago Kia customers from Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Evergreen Park, Joliet and all over the South Suburbs have purchased New Kia vehicles from Hawkinson Kia in Matteson.

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Oak Lawn customers of Hawkinson Ford can find the same quality sales and service experience from their years at Hawkinson Ford in Oak Lawn at Hawkinson Kia and Hawkinson Nissan in the Matteson Auto Mall. 

In 2010, Hawkinson Nissan won Nissan’s highest award for customer satisfaction, the coveted Owner’s First Award.  Hawkinson Kia ranks as one of Chicago land’s top rated Customer Satisfaction dealers, according to Kia’s Midwest regional office.

In 2006 Hawkinson Ford in Oak Lawn was sold by the remaining Hawkinson family to a north side Ford dealer, who re-named Hawkinson Ford, Hawk Ford.

Oak Lawn Ford customers looking for auto sales and service experience managed by an original Hawkinson family member or a descendant of the founder, Robert Roy Hawkinson, will not be able to find it at the current Ford location in Oak Lawn.  Bob and Jim Hawkinson and their nephew, Ben Hawkinson are the only Hawkinson family members currently working in the auto retail sales business in South Chicago land. 

Bob, Jim and Ben Hawkinson are active in Hawkinson Nissan and Hawkinson Kia and can be contacted at either dealership any day of the week. Bob and Jim invite all former Hawkinson Ford customers to visit them in the Matteson Auto Mall.

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