Nissan's remodeled Altima has drawn more than its share of complaints about manufacturing defects.
Unlike most of its mid-sized rivals, there is no hybrid version of the new Altima.
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It is assembled on the same line as the Nissan Maxima and Nissan Altima.
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Nissan says getting great value for the money is the top priority for Altima drivers.
The redesigned Honda Accord and Nissan Altima midsize sedans are just now in launch model.
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Sales of the Altima midsize sedan rose 41 percent, while sales of the redesigned Pathfinder SUV more than quadrupled.
In the effort, the Maxima and the Altima and other cars are featured, but not in a show-y way.
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Chevrolet Malibu, along with the recently retooled Toyota Camry and 2013 Nissan Altima.
Now comes a bevy of models that have been redesigned for 2013, including the Malibu, Fusion, Accord and Nissan Altima.
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We have the finest family vehicles ever built in the Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima and VW Passat, and the new-for-2003 Honda Accord.
The 2013 Nissan Altima went on sale this summer with a fresher design that includes a sloping rear roofline and wider stance.
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Cars with CVTs include the Infiniti JX, Nissan Altima and Subaru Outback.
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These include sedan stalwarts like the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Lexus ES and GS, Nissan Altima and the Toyota Avalon.
It completely transforms the Altima with its ample power and beautiful sound.
Nissan offers a four-cylinder and a six-cylinder engine in the new Altima.
The Mississippi plant is supposed to fix that by building 250, 000 pickups, SUVs and minivans, along with another 150, 000 of its top-selling Altima family sedans.
Munoz said Nissan this year has reduced Altima sales to fleets.
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The market for mid-sized family cars will be especially competitive, with appealing new versions of the Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima.
Dimensionally, the Nissan LEAF falls in between the Nissan Altima and Nissan Versa, and like those vehicles provides room for five adults and a good-sized cargo area.
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But whether it's called Five Hundred or Taurus, the car still doesn't have the appeal of the Camry or Accord, or even Nissan 's Altima or Chrysler 300 sedans.
They include replacements for core vehicles like the Nissan Altima and Infiniti G35, a new Sentra compact sedan and a tiny subcompact, the Versa, that's new to the U.S. market.
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The new Malibu medium-sized saloon is just as good as the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima, yet is still shunned by many drivers because it is a Chevy.
This is particularly important for people who like the feel of traditional transmissions or simply like shifting for themselves, because Nissan only offers a continuously variable one on the Altima.
The brand began offering push-button start in 2007 on its Altima mid-size sedan, a mainstream product if ever there was one, and has continued to expand the offering across its portfolio.
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That was the Nissan Altima, at No. 9.
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Autoweek points out the competition: The ninth-generation Honda Accord debuts just in time to take on an onslaught of new competition for the 2013 model year, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion and Nissan Altima.
But whether it's called Five Hundred or Taurus, the car still doesn't have the appeal of the Camry or Accord, or even Nissan 's (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) Altima or Chrysler 300 sedans.
For example, the 2013 Nissan Altima is about 80 pounds lighter than the model it replaces, and the 31 miles per gallon it gets in combined city and highway driving is about 15 percent better than the previous model.
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And when it does so, Facebook advertising is only part of a broad integration with free Facebook content around vehicle launches, such as its debut of a Pathfinder SUV concept vehicle at the Detroit auto show in January and the unveiling of the 2013 Altima sedan at the New York International Auto Show in March.
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