Nissan's Small Commercial Concepts
Nissan's latest concepts take aim at a niche long monopolized by GM, Ford, and Chrysler - the small commercial vehicle. The larger 2500 Concept (according to media reports) can be fitted as a mobile office with a foldable conference table. The smaller NV200 Concept (pictured below) has a cargo bay that extends out from the main vehicle customized to whatever use you need. These aren't probably the final production vehicles but you can almost guarantee if some of these design quirks make it then Nissan has hits on it's hands.
Mazda saves face...I have never engaged in the practice, but people have been giving their cars names for many years. It also seems that some cars have been developing their own personalities. Now the newest trend is that cars are starting to look like people. I think it started with the original Dodge / Plymouth Neon ('99 Dodge RT pictured below - top). Remember the original advertising slogan - "hi!". Several cars have started to develop faces through the years but I think the 2010 Mazda 3 (pictured below-bottom) takes the cake. It almost looks too happy with that big mouth. I think that this looks like it's going to be a hit anyway - mouth or no mouth.
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