2011 World Car of The Year

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf stickers

    The 2011 New York Auto Show is full of concepts, the newest production cars available to consumers and awards. One of the coveted awards during the New York Auto Show is the World Car of the Year. Cars in the running included the BMW 5-Series and Audi A8, but the prevailing winner was the eco-friendly, zero emission Nissan LEAF. This is another in a line of important awards for Nissan including the 2011 European Car of the Year award. Whenever a car is given an award the first thing people normally want to know is why—or rather what was better about it than the other competitors. The...

  • John Duncan takes delivery of one of the first 2011 Nissan LEAF EVs, near Portland OR, 12/15/2010
    2011 Nissan Leaf Wins World Car of The Year

    Over the past year we’ve seen the 2011 Nissan Leaf win plenty of awards, including the accolade of European Car of The Year and even GreenCarReports’ Best Car to Buy 2011. But while its main competitor, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, may have more awards to its name than Nissan’s first...

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