Nissan import threat on GT-R

The new GT-R has been a long time coming, but Nissan is stopping grey importers bringing it to the UK. The supercar went on sale in Japan in December for £36,000, and isn’t due here officially until March 2009, priced around £55,000.

Nissan’s lawyers have written to grey importers warning that shipping in Japanese-spec models and selling them for a profit infringes trademark rights. The company is threatening court action.