“There is plenty of news concerning the Nissan Leaf these days,” said Arthur Henry, manager of Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence.  “Recently Nissan announced the Leaf would be added to its certified pre-owned program.  The Leaf also set an all-time record of for sales in August and is up 335 percent year-over-year in the U.S. market, so it is no surprise this model tops this week’s Hot Car Report.”

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(Please note: Past Hot Car Reports are available by clicking the ‘Archives’ link)

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