06/09/2008 02:57. Like every other truck manufacturer, Nissan isn't pleased with the cards it's been dealt by $4-per-gallon gas prices. The small SUV segment alone is down by 30 percent compared with this time last year, and that speaks volumes about the impact of fuel costs. But Nissan intends to stay the course, insisting that the truck market is viable and likely to rebound, so the company aims to gobble up its share by trimming and tailoring its offerings.

Above all, Nissan plans to add value to each of the truck models by including equipment that was formerly only available on higher-grade models, and by introducing... // Popular Mechanics