INFINITI News
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Industry giants Renault-Nissan and Daimler are already tied in various product alliances, which include the sharing of everything from whole vehicle platforms to manufacturing facilities. At last week’s 2012 Paris Auto Show, the heads of both companies, Carlos Ghosn of Renault-Nissan and Dieter Zetsche of Daimler announced further cooperation plans between their respective companies. That further cooperation will include the production of a Mercedes-Benz automatic transmission at a plant in Mexico for use in Nissan and Infiniti vehicles, as well as the development of a new four-cylinder...
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Renault To Partner With Caterham On Alpine Revival, Not Lotus: Report
Despite previous claims Renault-Nissan was in talks with Lotus to develop a sports car to spearhead the revival of the Renault Alpine performance marque, a new model thought to also spawn a production version of the Emerg-E concept car for Infiniti, it now appears fellow British performance brand...
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Infiniti Holds The (Pricing) Line On 2013 G37 Models
If you’re in the market for a new Infiniti G Series sedan, we’ve got good news and bad news for you. First, here’s the good news: the 2013 Infiniti G37 and G37x models are priced identically to their 2012 counterparts. Now for the bad news: the least expensive G Series sedan for...
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Infiniti May Debut Family Of Small Cars Instead Of Single Model: Report
We know that luxury auto brand Infiniti is working on a compact model to take on the likes of the BMW 1-Series and the Audi A3. Based on the Etherea concept shown in 2011, the smallest Infiniti model will be built by Magna Steyr in Austria, using a version of the Mercedes-Benz MFA front-drive...
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Infiniti To Phase Out V-8 Engines: Report
While many European luxury automakers remain committed to V-8 engines, and in some cases even V-12s, a top Infiniti executive has revealed that future development of eight-cylinder engines at the Japanese automaker will be coming to an end. The reason, he says, is due to stricter fuel economy and...
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Sebastian Vettel Stars In R&B Singer Melanie Fiona’s New Music Video
We’re starting to wonder if reigning Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel is regretting signing on to be Infiniti’s brand ambassador. After starring in a short martial arts battle alongside Chinese actress Celina Jade, Vettel has now played the character of a “modern day...
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Audi recently confirmed plans to build a new plant in Mexico and BMW is reportedly considering the same, so it comes as little surprise that fellow luxury automaker Infiniti is also considering building a new plant in Mexico. The information was revealed by none other than former Audi of America chief Johan de Nysschen, a man influential in Audi's decision to pick Mexico as a production base and the current senior vice president for Infiniti’s global operations. But while rivals are looking at Mexico mainly for its low production costs and free trade agreements with the lucrative U.S...
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Infiniti Emerg-E To Make North American Debut At Pebble Beach
The sleek and sultry electric Infiniti Emerg-E we first saw at this year's Geneva Motor Show will make its North American debut at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. While we've already brought you live photos of the car, as well as all of the official details, there's something about...
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Sebastian Vettel's First Drive Of His Custom Infiniti FX
Formula 1 ace Sebastian Vettel takes the Infiniti FX he helped design for a spin at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Infiniti's Emerge-E May Not Be Its Halo Car After All
In many ways, Infiniti is a luxury automaker in search of an identity. Its claim to fame has always been building luxury cars with a performance edge, yet the automaker has no flagship sports car to call its own. That’s particularly problematic when you consider how much the brand is pouring...
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Working Infiniti Emerg-E Prototype Heading To 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed
After first showing it as a concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti has turned the stunning Emerg-E into a fully working prototype and plans to drive in front of a public audience at this month’s 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. As we found out recently, the Emerg-E is based on the...
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Sebastian Vettel Shows Up Early For New Jersey F1 Race: Video
The Grand Prix of America isn’t on the Formula One schedule just yet, as the first race isn’t penciled in until June of 2013. That didn’t stop current F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel from giving the temporary street circuit a go, substituting an Infiniti G37 Coupe for his Red...
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Luxury automaker Infiniti recently announced a few changes to its product lineup for the 2013 model year. First and foremost is the discontinuation of the gateway-to-the-brand G25 sedan, which leaves the automaker without a competitively-priced answer to Lexus’ IS 250. Infiniti didn’t give a reason for the G25’s demise, but we suspect it has to do with disappointing sales of the base model and a strong Japanese yen reducing profit on the smaller-engined G sedan. The G25 will be sold through December of 2012, but sales beyond that will be limited to dealer inventory. Also...
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2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible Priced From $61,495
Roughly a year after launching its first IPL model, the IPL G Coupe, Infiniti is now launching its second model developed by the performance division, the 2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible. Infiniti has already trotted the car out at various auto shows over the past several months but it’s now...
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Audi's Former U.S. Boss Heads To Infiniti
Johan de Nysschen, who last Friday announced his resignation as head of Audi of America, will be headed to rival luxury automaker Infiniti as a senior vice president of its worldwide business. In his new role, de Nysschen will report to Nissan’s executive vice president for the Infiniti...
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All-New 2014 Infiniti G37 Coming In Spring 2013: Report
The last major update for Infiniti’s midsize G37 came in 2007 for the sedan, 2008 for the coupe and 2009 for the convertible. Since then, BMW has launched an all-new 3-Series sedan, Mercedes-Benz has revamped its C-Class product line (which now includes a coupe) and Cadillac is poised to...
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Sebastian Vettel Channels His Inner Bruce Lee: Video
Sebastian Vettel is a “brand ambassador” for Infiniti, so you can expect to see him in various ad campaigns for the luxury auto brand. The latest kicks off Infiniti’s Inspired Performance series of viral videos, and it pits Vettel against a gang of thieves in a classic martial...
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Infiniti Confirms New Compact Will Be Built In Austria
Following yesterday’s announcement of the groundbreaking of a new powertrain plant in Tennessee, Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz have today confirmed that a new compact car to be launched by Infiniti but underpinned by Mercedes technology will be manufactured in Austria by independent vehicle...
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One of the stars of the recent 2012 Geneva Motor Show was the Emerg-E range-extended electric car concept from Infiniti. Easily one of the most striking designs from a mainstream automaker this year, the Emerg-E blends mid-engine proportions with the elegant lines of high-end luxury and looks like nothing else on the planet. But while its exterior is all fresh and unique, under its skin is a platform we all know and love. As Car and Driver points out, the Infiniti Emerg-E rides on the same mid-engine platform found in the Lotus Evora sports car. While Infiniti and Lotus may be rivals, both in...
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Infiniti Debuts Long Wheelbase M35hL
Are you an environmentally aware captain of industry? Is it awkward being chauffeured to Greenpeace meetings in a Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase? Fear not, because we have good news for you: Infiniti is building an extended-length version of its M35h hybrid luxury sedan. Dubbed the M35hL...
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Infiniti Starting Production In China In 2014
After announcing late last year that it was moving its global headquarters to China, Infiniti has now confirmed that it will also start production in the world’s most populous nation commencing in 2014. Infiniti states it will build two models in China though is yet to reveal which models...
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Next Infiniti G To Share C Class Platform, Spawn 530-HP Model?
The alliance deal between Daimler and Renault-Nissan appears to be much further-reaching than initially thought, with the two automakers expected to share engines, platforms and perhaps even manufacturing facilities in the future. Technology sharing that we already know of will include the sharing...
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Sebastian Vettel To Star In Martial Arts Short Film
In March we brought you details about a new advertising campaign being run by Infiniti, which was to feature the automaker’s two-time Formula 1 World Championship winning brand ambassador Sebastian Vettel. Combining television advertising with digital media, viral content videos and even...
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Infiniti To Move Production Out Of Japan
Infiniti and its parent Nissan are having a hard time making money these days. The Japanese yen is up in value, while the U.S. dollar remains weak; to put it in more tangible terms, the cost to build cars in Japan and sell them in the U.S. has risen, and pricing hasn’t kept pace. That gives...
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