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At a facility in Japan, the Nissan Rogue has been being produced for years. For 2013, things are going to be different. Beginning that year, Nissan will produce its best-selling vehicle in the United States. This plan is part of an effort to localize upwards of 85% of its manufacturing in the regions where it sells vehicles by 2015. In other words, North America is a big fan of Nissan, so why not build them where they are most popular?

"There are still significant challenges facing us. One of the biggest-not surprisingly-is the strength of the Japanese yen and the…

The Nissan Leaf has been take great leaps to be the greatest and best selling all-electric vehicle on the roads of North America. Now the Leaf is taking a different approach and is entering into the gaming world.

We now know that Leaf's seven-inch display gives real-time information, like how much CO2 the driver is keeping out of the atmosphere, along with daily, weekly, and monthly reports to drivers. The program is called CARWING, actually, and is available onboard all Nissan Leaf EV's.

Similar to online flash games and sites like Foursquare, the Leaf will allow users to…