Infiniti has begun local production in China, the world’s largest automotive market. The first Infiniti Q50L rolled off the assembly line at the Dongfeng Nissan Xiangyang Plant in Xiangyang, Hubei Province earlier today. The long-wheelbase version of the Q50 premium sports sedan is Infiniti’s first localized model in China dedicated to Chinese consumers.

Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company (DFL-PV) has launched "e30," its first pure-electric vehicle model from its local Venucia brand in China. DFL-PV is a business unit of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL), Nissan's joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd.

Nissan has made history once again with the delivery of the first Nissan LEAF sold in Mexico. The pre-sale of the first all-electric vehicle comprehensively marketed in the country ended successfully with the arrival of LEAF at certified dealerships and the first delivery of this innovative vehicle.

Renault Group Chairman and Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn today announced a new investment cycle in Brazil in the amount of R$ 500 million over the 2014-2019 period. This investment will be channeled into the development of two new cars at Renault’s plant in Curitiba.

Nissan has officially opened its R $2.6 billion (USD $1.5 billion) industrial complex in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marking one of the largest automotive investments by any manufacturer in the country. This investment is part of an effort to achieve 5 percent market share and to become the number one Japanese automotive brand in Brazil.

Professor Alex 'Sandy' Pentland of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says connected cars will create a more convenient world by helping to reduce commuting time, including time spent searching for a parking space in big cities. Watch this video for more.

Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, director of the Human Dynamics Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is introducing his new book, ‘Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread – the Lessons from a New Science’ here at Davos this week.

MIT ‘big data’ guru and Nissan Advisory Board member, Pentland stopped by at the Nissan LEAF-powered Renault-Nissan Alliance Cocoa Hut to answer a few questions about his vision for the future of connected electric vehicles, autonomous driving and his ‘wish list’ for social mobility.