NYC May Not be Able to Force Nissan Cab

I think more choices in the marketplace always lead to a better outcome! Nissan’s love-it-or-hate-it yellow cab is supposed to replace Manhattan’s entire taxi fleet within the next decade, but legal battles between cab drivers and the city mean it may not be the only car in town.

On Tuesday, a New York state supreme court judge ruled that the city had overstepped its boundaries by mandating that all taxis be replaced with the Nissan NV200 van, the winning vehicle chosen two years ago under Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” competition.

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