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The 2020 Nissan Pathfinder and Maxima have been named to Parents Magazine's list of Best Family Cars for 2020. Winners are determined by crash test ratings, as well as evaluations from a Parents-certified child passenger safety technician plus an automotive expert. The results reflect the cars that are "safe for families and fun to ride in." Pathfinder also was named to the list for 2019. "Nissan is honored to have two of our flagship family vehicles recognized by a leading family resource like Parents and their community of more than 15 million moms and dads," said Jared Haslem, vice president, Product Planning, Nissan North America. more Both Pathfinder and Maxima include Nissan's innovative Rear Door Alert system1 as standard, along with a range of safety and security features, such as standard Automatic Emergency Braking. They are available now at Nissan dealers nationwide. About the 2020 Nissan Pathfinder The seven-passenger 2020 Pathfinder offers a wide range of family-friendly features. Parents looking to stay safe will appreciate a suite of available driver-assistance features including Automatic Emergency Braking, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Blind Spot Warning and Intelligent Cruise Control. • "Latch and Glide" seating allows parents to easily tilt and slide the right side of the second row – even with a child seat securely strapped in – to provide easy entry into the third row2. • Parents often have their hands full. Pathfinder's motion-activated liftgate can be opened with a simple kick under the rear bumper. • The available Tri-Zone Entertainment system lets everyone watch, play, or listen together, or on their own – all through a Bose® Premium Audio System. About the 2020 Maxima The 2020 Maxima sports sedan gives parents more fun-to-drive performance with a 300-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 engine and performance-oriented Xtronic transmission. Inside the Maxima is a driver-oriented cockpit and comfortable seating for five occupants. While fun-to-drive, Maxima is still designed with safety in mind. Nissan Safety Shield® 360, a suite of active safety technologies, is standard across the Maxima lineup. 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. While we remain open, we can also come to your home or office (within 30 miles of our store) for a demonstration, test drive and/or delivery! Call today to schedule: Passport Nissan of Alexandria 703-461-5280, Passport Nissan of Marlow Heights 301-702-5786

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To all our valued customers, We are supporting the service, parts and sales needs of our customers. Our showroom is open by appointment only. As you manage taking care of your family and work during the current situation, we know that your vehicle may play a key role. If you are looking to purchase or service a vehicle, we look forward to seeing you and want to reassure you that we are doing everything we can to promote a safe and secure experience. We can also come to you! WE DELIVER! Home or Office Appointments! We can come to your home or office (within 30 miles of our store) for a demonstration, test drive and/or delivery! We offer off-site demonstration, test drive and home delivery to local Virginia, D.C. and Maryland customers for almost 20 years! Many of our customers have never visited our location before taking delivery. Simply ask and we can customize an experience that fits your lifestyle and schedule. CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE: MARYLAND: Passport BMW 301-702-5785 INFINITI of Suitland 240-695-5501 MINI of Montgomery County 240-238-1200 Passport Nissan of Marlow Heights 301-702-5786 Passport Toyota 301-702-6525 VIRGINIA: MINI of Alexandria 703-461-6273 Passport INFINITI of Alexandria 703-461-1515 Passport Nissan of Alexandria 703-461-5280 Passport Mazda 240-695-5601

In January of this year, Mazda Motor Corporation celebrated its 100th anniversary. Mazda is humbled by the strong support from so many people all over the world, from enthusiastic fans, passionate engineers and designers, and all others who have supported the brand. To express the years of appreciation, Mazda has announced 100th Anniversary Special Edition models. Mazda looks to its fans to understand the best way its vehicles can help enrich their lives, focusing on every detail that will heighten the ownership experience. Each vehicle has been developed with an aspiration to look ahead, while also remembering and respecting the rich Japanese heritage that has guided the brand. The 100th Anniversary Special Edition models will be built from upper-trim levels of select vehicles while sharing design cues from the 1960 R360 Coupe, Mazda’s first passenger vehicle. more Developed with an extraordinary passion, the R360 Coupe had a personality of its own with futuristic design, lightweight features and innovative engineering that would come to define Mazda today. The micro-mini passenger car was powered by a four-cycle engine, unprecedented among its segment at the time. The stylish coupe and modest powertrain, combined with extensive weight-reduction efforts, helped allow the R360 Coupe to provide every owner with effortless driving performance. In homage to Mazda’s first passenger car, the 100th Anniversary Special Edition models were inspired by the top-trim variants of the R360 Coupe, which had a two-tone scheme of a white body contrasted with a colored roof and matching interior hue. The style was novel, yet tasteful, and helped to emphasize a sense of individuality. Each commemorative model is adorned in Snowflake White Pearl Mica premium exterior paint and accented by red styling features throughout the vehicle. The front fender has a minimalist “100 Years 1920 – 2020” badge while the wheel center caps feature the 100th Anniversary Special Logo in red and black. The red leather seats and red carpet add a level of sophistication while giving a nod to the two-tone R360 Coupe. The headrests are embossed with the 100th Anniversary Special Logo, while the red floor mats share a badge similar to the front fender. To bring the exceptional package together, the key fob is embossed with the 100th Anniversary Special Logo and presented in a special edition box to help create an emotional bond between fans and Mazda. The 100th Anniversary Special Edition models feature a unique logo that celebrates Mazda’s past, present and future. The logo overlays the current Mazda brand mark atop the round “Industry” logo created when Toyo Kogyo was first formed. The design reflects the company’s desire – inherited from its founder – to contribute to the world through engineering and its determination to move boldly toward the next 100 years. In the midst of the global crisis, U.S. availability of the 100th Anniversary Special Edition models has not been announced. Keep up to date with Inside Mazda for future information and news.

Preventative Steps We’re open and here to help. To all of our valued customers, As you manage taking care of your family and work during the current situation, we know that your vehicle may play a key role. If you are looking to purchase or service a vehicle, we look forward to seeing you, and want to reassure you that we are doing everything we can to promote a safe and secure experience. SALES Our sales department is open and ready to assist you with your car buying needs. For showroom visits, we ask you make an appointment prior to coming in, so we can ensure proper social distancing. We are still available to answer all of your new or pre-owned vehicle questions via phone or email. To contact our sales department, click here. more SERVICE Our service and parts department is also open to accommodate the needs of our customers. Hours have adjusted so please call or check our website before you come in. We will also service vehicles the same day to ensure our customers can be in and out as quickly as possible. To contact our service department, click here. We have increased the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting of all public areas, i.e. waiting rooms and bathrooms. All waiting rooms have also been rearranged to ensure proper social distancing, and all staff who drive or handle customer’s vehicles are required to wear new gloves. We will continue to monitor developments and make adjustments as this situation evolves to help keep our employees, customers, and communities safe. Best, Team Passport

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today announced that the Mazda3 Sedan and Hatchback, Mazda6, CX-3, and CX-5 vehicles have earned its 2020 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award. Mazda’s CX-9 Crossover earns an additional TOP SAFETY PICK for 2020 Model Year (MY) when equipped with specific headlights. IIHS noted Mazda as a standout, earning more awards than any other automaker. To qualify for the 2020 TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards, Mazda vehicles earned good ratings in each of the Institute’s six crashworthiness evaluations: moderate overlap front, driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints & seats. Mazda vehicles also earned advanced or superior ratings for front crash prevention in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations. Additionally, Mazda achieved good or acceptable headlight ratings, with the “plus” awarded to its models that come exclusively with good or acceptable rated headlights. more “We are proud to be the top 2020 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ award recipient. It’s a big accomplishment and stems from our commitment to our owners,” said Mazda President Jeff Guyton. “Always keeping our customers in mind, Mazda is dedicated to providing the most advanced safety technologies, giving our customers a more enjoyable and confident driving experience.” Mazda’s i-Activsense is an umbrella term covering a series of advanced safety technologies which make use of detection devices such as milliwave radars and cameras. They include active safety technologies that support safer driving by helping the driver to recognize potential hazards, and pre-crash safety technologies which help to avert collisions or reduce their severity in situations where they cannot be avoided. Mazda’s i-Activsense advanced safety technologies include Advanced Smart City Brake Support with Pedestrian Detection, Smart Brake Support with Collision Warning, Smart Brake Support, Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & Go Function, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning System with Lane-Keep Assist, Driver Attention Alert, High Beam Control, Adaptive Front-Lighting System, and Traffic Sign Recognition.

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You can send and receive text messages through the vehicle’s interface using a compatible Bluetooth device that is connected to the system. Please be aware that text messages are displayed only when the vehicle speed is less than approximately 5 miles per hour. Laws in some jurisdictions may restrict the use of some of the applications and features, such as social networking and texting. Check local regulations for any requirements. Some phones require additional setup to enable text messaging features. During the Bluetooth connecting procedure, please accept any requests for Message Access on your device. Other phones may require you to enable notifications in order to receive text messages. On your device, in your Bluetooth menu, select the info icon next to the name of your vehicle. Enable ""Show Notifications"" if this option is available. more Please be aware that not all phones will support every feature of the vehicle Bluetooth system. Some popular phones may not allow sending of text messages over Bluetooth. Please see your device's Owner's Manual for more information. To send text messages: ● Push the TALK switch on the steering wheel. ● After the tone, say “Phone”. ● After the next tone, say “Send Text”. ● When prompted, speak one of the options on the screen to choose the recipient of the text message. The system will prompt you to select a message to send. You can choose from a list of predefined messages or your customized text messages. To read an incoming text message: ● Push the TALK switch. ● After the tone, say “Phone”. ● After the next tone, say “Read Text”. The text message, sender and delivery time are shown on the screen. When viewing incoming text messages, additional options can be accessed on the touchscreen, including: ● PLAY, to have the system read the text message. ● REPLY, to send a text message response to the sender, and ● CALL, to call the sender of the message using the Bluetooth Hands-Free Phone System. To turn the text messaging feature on or off: ● Press the MENU button, ● Touch SETTINGS, ● PHONE, ● TEXT MESSAGE, then ● TEXT MESSAGE again on the next screen to toggle the setting ON or OFF. From this same screen, touch TEXT MESSAGE RINGTONE to turn text message sound notifications in the vehicle ON or OFF. Touch EDIT CUSTOM TEXT to create or edit the custom messages used when sending text messages. Please see your INFINITI InTouch™ Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations, and additional operating and feature information."

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