Nissan's new King Cab full of patent potential

For OEMs, promoting a competitive advantage is just as vital as protecting innovative technologies on vehicles-especially on high-profit trucks.

“There's been a big push for us to make sure we're patenting our ideas/our parts,” Rich Miller, director of product planning for trucks, SUVs and commercial vehicles at Nissan North America, told Automotive Engineering during the 2017 Chicago auto show.