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Ford's NA Design Director aims to shorten product lifecycles

Peter Horbury, Ford Motor Company North America Design Director, has told Automotive News he intends to shorten product lifecycles at the ailing company from an average five years to three years starting this decade. "We feel there is no value in minor changes but a huge value in major changes," Horbury told the industry weekly. Ford needs to ensure that buyers continue visiting showrooms as the giant automaker struggles to retain market share.

New Nissan GT-R Nismo at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show

The Nissan GT-R – one of the most iconic sports car models of all time – was unveiled in its latest go-even-faster Nismo incarnation in Tokyo on Tuesday 19th November 2013. MSN went to soak up the atmosphere at Nissan’s HQ in Yokohama on the outskirts of Tokyo and speak to the management. “Developing the GT-R is an act of passion and a driver of innovation”, so declared Nissan’s overall boss Carlos Ghosn (bottom left) after he was driven on stage by record-breaking driver Michael Krumm at the exclusive reveal of its GT-R supercar in Yokohama.

Nissan LEAF reaches 100,000 sales

Nissan has celebrated 100,000 sales of its Nissan Leaf by decorating one in coins. Built in the UK, the Nissan LEAF was launched in 2010, and has since become the bestselling electric car worldwide. Find out how much a used Nissan LEAF costs on Auto Trader On Bing: see pictures of the Nissan LEAF To celebrate the 100,000th sale, Nissan has produced a one-off version of the LEAF, decorated in 50,000 two pence Sterling coins from the UK and 50,000 two cent Euro coins from Europe.