Nissan reveals refreshed Murano and Maxima

60 years ago this month, Nissan had the first public showing of its vehicles in the U.S.A at the 1958 Los Angeles Auto Show. Little did the company know that the simple display of three cars and a tiny truck would six decades later lead to Nissan becoming a major player in the U.S market with 22,000 employees and annual sales of 1.5 million vehicles.

Now, Nissan has revealed its two newest models - both assembled in the U.S - the 2019 Maxima sedan and 2019 Murano crossover at the 2018 Los Angles Auto Show. Both models are set to go on sale at Nissan dealers nationwide in December.

The new 2019 Maxima features an aggressive, updated exterior appearance with a more voluminous front grille with a deeper V-motion flow that carries into the hood and down the body to the redesigned rear tail lamps and rear fascia with integrated quad-tip exhaust finishers.

Revisions to the popular third generation Murano crossover's exterior add a more pronounced front V-motion grille, redesigned LED headlights and taillights, new LED fog lights, new 18-inch and 20-inch aluminum-alloy wheel designs and three fresh new exterior colors.

Murano interior enhancements are led by new semi-aniline leather-appointed seats with diamond-quilted inserts and contrasting micro-piping trim. Other changes include three new interior trim finishers and the addition of Nissan's innovative Rear Door Alert and available Traffic Sign Recognition and Intelligent Lane Intervention.

Both the Maxima and Murano offer the availability of Nissan Safety Shield 360, a suite of six advanced active safety and driver assist technologies designed to help provide 360 degrees of active driver assistance, crash avoidance and pedestrian detection. Safety Shield 360 includes Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, Blind Spot Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning, High Beam Assist and Rear Automatic Braking.