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National Car Care Month - Spring Cleaning and Maintenance Tips

April is National Car Care Month! As the weather warms up and roads become clearer, it's the perfect opportunity to show your car some love. After enduring the harsh winter conditions, your vehicle deserves a refresh to gear up for spring and summer adventures. Here are some tips to jumpstart your car care routine:

 

Recognizing the paramount importance of vehicle safety, Nissan now includes Nissan Safety Shield 360 as standard across nearly all models. This comprehensive array of advanced driver-assist technologies is designed to elevate your confidence on the road. Here's a glimpse of some of the available safety features from Nissan:

From the outset of driver training, focusing on the road ahead remains a primary focus. However, remaining vigilant about activity behind the vehicle and within blind spots is just as crucial. This task often proves challenging for drivers, but the Nissan Safety Shield 360 simplifies and enhances this vital aspect.

 

Electric vehicles (EVs) have had a profound impact on the automotive industry in recent years. Technological advancements and growing environmental concerns have driven the surge in popularity of electric cars. However, despite their numerous advantages, myths and misconceptions about electric vehicles still persist.

The R34 Skyline GT-R from Nissan has long captivated car enthusiasts, but it never officially made its way to the United States. This iconic supercar debuted in 1998 and remained in production until 2002, yet it never received the green light for importation or sales within the American market. However, the absence of the R34 Skyline on U.S. soil did nothing to quell the fervor and desire of countless fans who yearned to get behind the wheel of one.
 

For the past 42 years, an award regarding the best sports coupe of the year has been awarded to one deserving vehicle manufactured that year. The vehicle is evaluated from the buyer's point of view, and select cars that best fit the winning criteria and align with the interests of car enthusiasts and car buyers alike.
 

The Nissan Z GT4 is an authentic, track-focused race car with serious performance under the hood, but it's also a fun-to-drive daily driver. The vehicle is designed to be a more affordable and accessible racing car, with exterior styling that reflects the traditional Z-car design but with modern performance and features. An experienced team at our dealership can answer all your questions about the Z GT4.
 

Nissan has announced that the Maxima will end production in 2023. The Maxima has been a mainstay in the Nissan lineup for 36 years. Still, declining sales have led the company to discontinue it.

However, Nissan has yet to rule out the possibility of bringing the Maxima back as an all-electric car. The company is currently investigating the feasibility of such a move. If it decides to go ahead, the automaker could launch the new Maxima as early as 2024.

It's no secret that modern-day vehicles can be expensive to purchase new, and it can also be hard to sell your old ones. Nissan's latest move is to improve this by expanding its Certified Pre-Owned program to include older models and select non-Nissan vehicles. The push is being led by the Nissan Customer Care team, who emphasizes the need for increased transparency for consumers to have confidence in their vehicle's value when they're considering whether or not they should trade up or buy a new car.
 

Recently, Nissan made official the long-standing tech that allows the Nissan Leaf to output energy in either direction. In other words, you could use the energy in the Nissan to charge their batteries, but they can also charge the grid and give energy to buildings.