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Nissan Motor Co. has launched a new mini wagon in Japan last Thursday in an effort to expand its range in Japan. The Japanese automaker's efforts to return to solid growth in overall sales.

Nissan, the third largest Japanese carmaker, is a newcomer to the domestic mini vehicle market. The company has lost business to competitors because of its poor programming, Toshiyuki Shiga, Nissan Chief Operating Officer, said at a news conference.

The automaker posted a drop in profits last year for the first time in seven years that sales in America and Japan fell. "We would like to end our customers to move" to its rivals by adding the new car Clipper Rio mini, Shiga said.

Nissan, 44 percent owned by Renault SA of France, targets annual sales of 4,000 vehicles in the car, the family business first model mini. The new Clipper Rio mini-wagon built by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to sell under the Nissan brand and will provide two other automakers with its redesigned pickup for sales under the plate. Mini Other cars Moco, Clipper Truck / Van, Otti and Pino. As a "one-box" mini-car, the Clipper Rio is designed to meet a broader range of potential uses, Nissan said.

Mitsubishi will produce the Nissan Clipper Rio by the volume of sales. Nissan set all of its mini vehicle production to Mitsubishi and Suzuki Motor Corp. The Clipper Rio is the fifth mini vehicle manufactured by another manufacturer that will be launched by Nissan under what is called the manufacturing agreement OE .

Nissan, which does not build cars mini, has already launched two other mini vehicles from Mitsubishi, and two Suzuki.

The Clipper Rio is available in a wide range of model variations to meet changing consumer preferences for automobiles. Apart from the traditional auto parts like the Nissan oxygen sensor , powerful engines, equipment chic, mini truck is also equipped with a ramp President personal cabana.

The Mini also offers trolley space for excess baggage, an oversized rear door for easy cargo loading and unloading, flexible seating and performance of a turbocharged and intercooled engine adapted advanced. Grips and door steps are provided to facilitate entry / exit by smaller adults and children and the tailgate has a strap for easy closing help. The Clipper Rio is available in four attractive body colors: black pearl, blue pearl medium, metallic silver and white cool. Prices range mini truck used from ¥ 1,254,750 ¥ 1,682,100.

In addition, the third largest Japanese automaker will begin sales of the redesigned Atlas F24 light-duty truck and provide a vehicle Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Nissan Diesel Motor Co. to sell under their respective brands.

Japanese automakers have taken advantage of OEM contracts to expand their range of cars without increasing development costs or production volumes. Suzuki has provided vehicles for Mazda Motor Corp. Mini and Nissan. Its production of mini vehicles under OEM contracts for the year to March jumped 23.2 percent from the previous year to support new high of 134,000 units, to operate its plants at full capacity.

According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, sales of mini cars - vehicles with engine capacity of 660 cubic centimeters or less - reached a record 2.02 million in 2006 and expected to remain near that level in 2007.

North American operations of Nissan is based in Nashville and the manufacturer has factories in the United States at Smyrna, Decherd and Canton, Mississippi. The Japanese automakers.