As David Bowie would say, there are some serious "cha-cha-changes" to Nissan's 2012 model-year lineup. The second-largest Japanese automaker announced their plans last week and Nissan Sunnyvale has been chomping at the bit ever since, wanting to share the news with you.

Nissan 2012 Model-Year Lineup Changes

2012 Nissan Altima Sedan/Coupe

-    Sedan gains new Value Package, featuring Bluetooth, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, and auto headlights
-    Coupe adds new exterior colors
-    Available now

2012 Nissan Armada

-    SV Driver Package gets new power liftgate
-    SL trim adds power liftgate and heated front seats
-    Platinum trim gains second-row heated seats
-    Available, starting this summer

2012 Nissan cube

-    1.8 S CVT gains new interior package, featuring a navigation system, backup camera, passive entry system, unique seat color, and enhanced stereo system
-    SL trim adds a standard passive entry system
-    S and SL trims both add a front armrest
-    Available, starting this winter

2012 Nissan Frontier

-    New Sport Appearance Package, showcasing darkened silver and metallic touches inside and out
-    Available, starting this fall

2012 Nissan GT-R

-    New Black Edition, adding custom red-and-black Recaro seats and interior trim, and a black headliner
-    Available now

2012 Nissan LEAF

-    Battery heater, heated side mirrors and steering wheel, rear vents, and heated front and rear seats of the Cold Weather Package become standard
-    SL gains new standard quick-charge port
-    Available, starting this fall

2012 Nissan Maxima

-    Facelifted  with a new front grille, tail lamps, wheel design, instrument cluster, trim colors, center stack, interior color
-    New Limited Edition Package, offering smoked-looking xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights, 18-inch dark silver wheels, a rear spoiler, and metallic interior trim
-    Available, starting late summer

2012 Nissan Murano

-    New Platinum Package, providing 20-inch wheels and standard navigation system
-    S trim gains seven-inch monochrome screen
-    Available, starting this fall

2012 Nissan Pathfinder

-    LE trim gains standard navigation system
-    Available, starting this fall

2012 Nissan Rogue

-    All trims gain new Sport Mode switch and wheel designs
-    SL trim adds Around View monitoring
-    New Special Edition Package, featuring, steering-wheel mounted audio controls, backup camera, four-point-three-inch audio display, USB port, satellite radio, fog lights, and tinted glass
-    Available, starting this summer

2012 Nissan Murano

-    New Platinum Package, providing 20-inch wheels and navigation system
-    S trim gains seven-inch monochrome screen
-    Available, starting this fall

2012 Nissan Titan

-    New Sport Appearance Package for King Cab and crew cab SV trims (includes 20-inch dark-silver-painted wheels and a dark grille)
-    Available, starting this fall

2012 Nissan Versa Hatchback

-    SL trim gains standard passive key entry, leather-wrapped steering wheel and Bluetooth connectivity
-    Four new packages available on base S trim
-    Electronic stability control standard across trims
-    Available, starting this summer

It's clear to see, we have a lot to look forward to. Perhaps the only model in the lineup to remain unchanged is the 2012 Sentra, 2012 JUKE, 2012 Xterra, and 2012 370Z - all available, starting this fall. And, the shake-up goes beyond mere vehicle updates. Nissan is, in fact, also adding three new vehicles to their lineup!

All-New 2012 Nissan Models

-    Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet - available, starting this fall
-    Nissan NV - available now
-    Nissan Versa Sedan - available, starting late summer

Interested in learning more about Nissan's 2012 model-year lineup? Contact Nissan Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale, CA. We're happy to share complete specs, compare models, and arrange test drives.