Nissan Motor Company Limited

Nissan North America, Inc.

Kiyoshi Sagara

Scott Nydam

Daisuke Fujimoto

Yoshiyuki Ishida

Jordan Renn

Jeffrey Tessmer

Atsuyuki Naka

Nobuyoshi Fukuda

Hironori Awano

Junji Osako

A roof ditch molding end cap for a roof ditch of a vehicle includes a body member having a first attachment surface and a second attachment surface. The second attachment surface is disposed at an angle with respect to the first attachment surface. The first attachment surface is configured to slidably engage the roof ditch of the vehicle. The second attachment surface has a locking member configured to engage a second fastening member disposed in the roof ditch of the vehicle to substantially prevent movement of the roof ditch molding end cap.

Roof ditch molding end cap

A mounting arrangement for an automotive vehicle includes a transverse engine having a crankshaft with an axis of rotation extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, a gear train of a transmission having an axis which extends in parallel with the axis of the engine crankshaft, and a differential gear unit having an axis which extends in parallel to the axes of the engine crankshaft and the transmission gear train. The axis of the engine crankshaft is located rearward of the axis of the transmission gear train and over the axis of the differential gear unit, and the axis of the differential gear unit is located rearward of the axis of the transmission gear train. Further, the engine to lower the engine hood line inclined forward.

Vehicular engine and power train mounting arrangement

A four-wheel drive vehicle derived from a transversely mounted front engine-front drive system incorporates an improved steering gear rack and transfer pinion arrangement in which an axis of a transfer pinion is disposed higher than an axis of a transfer ring gear or differential gear of a transaxle and a steering gear rack is disposed lower than the transfer pinion.

Steering gear rack and transfer pinion arrangement for four-wheel drive

A forward and transversely mounted engine is provided with a transaxle including a manual transmission having a striking rod for accomplishing shifting and selecting operations for the gear mechanism of the transmission. The striking rod is located at an upper part of the transmission and projected rearward of an end of the transaxle. The projected end section of the striking rod is operatively connected through a speed changing control rod to a shift lever. The control rod is connected to and offset lower relative to the striking rod projected end section, so that the control rod is positioned lower as a whole.

Control arrangement for vehicular manual transmission

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kiyoshi Sagara