According to a study by the Detroit suburb of RDA Group conducted market research firm, the quality of Nissan Motor Co., Inc., is the same as the Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., Ford and Toyota have already etched a trusted reputation in the global automotive industry for several decades.
The study conducted for Ford study showed that the Honda Motor Co. has become the best overall results. Nevertheless, "It is a big improvement for us," said Ford global quality Vice President BennieFowler. In the study mentioned RDA asked 31,000 new-vehicle owners to write down problems they encountered during the first 90 days of ownership of their 2007-model cars and trucks from all major car manufacturers.
Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brand vehicles had 1456 problems per 1,000 vehicles, compared to 1457 for Nissan and Toyota for 1453, said RDA. Honda was found that the best new-car quality, with 1313 "things gone wrong" per 1,000 vehicles observed, RDA. Ford's quality improved 8Percent, compared with the two-percent improvement in general industry.
The Ford Fusion beat the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord with 1066 problems per 1,000 vehicles in the midsize car segment. On the other hand, Mercury Milan and 910 scored the lowest score for any Ford product, revealed RDA.
The Nissan turn signal is flashing positive vibes. Recently, the Japanese auto producer has been busy testing new strategies and come with fascinating innovations. CurrentlyNissan is testing a pedestrian detection, which is intended to warn drivers when someone is about to go on the road.
The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) is using cell phone technology and GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) is equipped to send the car on the position of the pedestrian. Nissan is currently focused on the research, what type of data is very useful to prevent road accidents, including the relative direction of the pedestrian zone on the vehicle,and the corresponding speeds and distances. It also checks whether the visual or audible warnings. The most suitable tenders are expected to be integrated into the car.
Nissan has also announced its partnership with NEC Corporation to the latest generation of lithium-ion batteries. These batteries are believed to be more efficient and more environmentally friendly than some of the current energy sources. They are used to enable a new range of electric cars andHybrids.
The Japanese automobile manufacturer is also planning to introduce a production fuel cell car and an electric vehicle early in the next decade. Nissan also indicated its plan to its gasoline and diesel engines to cleaner. These vehicles are expected to reach 2012th "Even this is difficult, a very, very high level," said the head of technology Nissan Mitsuhiko Yamashita. "We will ultimately need to meet them, but 2012 is too aggressive. The schedule is too tight," Yamashitanoted.
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