Dick Scott Nissan

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.

No one can deny that Nissan is growing in popularity here in the United States. But how are they doing in the rest of the world? Quite well as it turns out, actually. Nissan sales in Europe have just jumped an impressive 35%, year-over-year, during the first four months of 2011. Furthermore, Nissan's market share in Europe reached a record high during the month of April.

It is easy to see that, aside from the Sunderland-built JUKE crossover, which has sold nearly 60,000 units since its launch in Europe last September, Nissan's lineup is quite different in…