Dick Scott Nissan

At Dick Scott Nissan, safety is a primary area of focus for us and most drivers. If safety is one of your priorities when looking at a car, we highly recommend that your family considers the electric 2013 Nissan Leaf. This model was just awarded the title of Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), scoring the highest safety rating of "Good" in front, rear, side and rollover crash tests.

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We've spent a lot of time talking about the new-found popularity and success of the LEAF EV here on the Dick Scott Nissan blog, but this actually isn't the first electric vehicle to come from the brand.  The first EV from the Japanese automaker was actually built in 1947.  Don't believe us?  Read on.

In one of our recent posts here on the Dick Scott Nissan blog, we shared with our readers the news that sales of the LEAF EV had surpassed 50,000 units, marking a big milestone for the car and for electric vehicles in the auto industry.  Today we'd like to share more exciting news about this ultra-efficient vehicle with our readers in the Canton, MI area: it has just been named to the top spot on KBB.com's 10 Best Green Cars of 2013 list.

It's amazing what an iPad can do these days.  It makes it easy to video chat with friends across the globe or watch your favorite movies on the go, and now, it can be a personal chauffeur.  Researchers at Oxford University are currently testing technology that will allow drivers to use their iPads to drive them home with the greenest new Nissan vehicle out there: the emissions-free LEAF.

Few places can compete with Detroit for the title of Automotive Center of America, which is why a vehicle review from the Detroit Free Press carries quite a bit of weight.  With this being said, we were thrilled to hear that the newspaper gave the redesigned 2013 Nissan Pathfinder high marks in a recent review.

We know that drivers in the Novi, Ann Arbor, Plymouth, and Farmington Hills care a bit about how they look in their cars, and we get it.  Most of us want to look cool in our rides, and a big part of that is driving an "It" car, the kind of car that has the ability to turn heads and tells other drivers a little something about you.  And if you drive the electric Nissan LEAF, you'll let others know that you are environmentally conscious and a proud owner of the most popular EV in the world.

By making eco-friendly models like the LEAF, Nissan helps customers in the greater Novi, Ann Arbor, Plymouth, and Farmington Hills areas to reduce their environmental impact.  However, going green goes beyond just going longer between gas station visits, and the Japanese automaker is committed to reducing the energy and resources that go into building the quality new vehicles that come onto our lot here at Dick Scott Nissan.

Future auto show visitors, prep your nasal passages: Japanese automaker Nissan is launching a new, rather sweet-smelling campaign. It seems that the brand has decided to offer its own signature fragrances to inspire a comfy space, memories, and a pleasant buy-ready attitude.

Though small and mid-size trucks have begun to get a bit more fuel-efficient recently, most full-size pickups haven't been given the opportunity to meet their full fuel-efficient potential.  This is beginning to change, however, as eco-friendly automakers like Nissan strive to make these large trucks more efficient. This year, the 2013 Nissan Frontier will receive an increase of 1-2 mpg across the board.

True Nissan fans need no introduction to the Nissan Skyline, the brand's most infamous race car, as they likely have quite an affinity for the vehicle. For over 50 years, this unique sports car has drawn fans from across the world to the racing circuit. Perhaps one of its most infamous races was the 1964 Grand Prix at Suzuka, where the Nissan Skyline GT participated in the GT-II race.