Nissan Joins Stock Car Racing Down Under

Nissan Motor Co. is off to the stock car races. In Australia, at least.

This month, the Japanese carmaker said it will field four cars in the county’s V8 Supercar Championship starting in 2013.

For those not familiar with the series, it’s Down Under’s equivalent to NASCAR. And until Nissan’s gambit, the competition has been dominated by only two vehicles, the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore from General Motors.

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