Wheelies: The Social Media Edition Nissan is going to offer a limited warranty on battery capacity loss in its Leaf electric vehicles, according to Green Car Reports. The warranty will cover cars bought in the United States for the first five years or 60,000 miles. Nissan made the announcement on MyNissanLeaf.com, an online forum for Leaf owners. A statement from Andy Palmer, executive vice president of Nissan Motor Company, said, "Simply put, we want to take actions which will further improve our customers' satisfaction with their Nissan Leafs while demonstrating industry-leading confidence in the integrity of our battery system." Green Car Reports American automakers are looking to social media to keep their customers satisfied and to attract new customers, according to The Detroit News. General Motors has a team of workers who read through forums, Facebook pages and posts on Twitter to address customer questions and complaints. "It's now becoming a normal part of customer service support," Paul Alcala, head of customer care for the Chrysler Group, told The News. You just have to be in this space now because there's a certain group of customers that this is the way they want to communicate, and their expectation is that you're going to be there. If you're not, there's a disappointment. And American automakers are not alone in this. Nissan says problems with the Leaf's electric battery were brought to its attention through an owner forum. The Ford Motor Company has some good news for Michigan. Over the next two years, the automaker intends to create 2,350 hourly jobs and invest $773 million in six southeast Michigan plants, according to The Detroit Free Press. "There is lots of good news for southeast Michigan," The Free Press quoted Jim Tetreault, Ford vice president for North America manufacturing, as saying. Most of the jobs will go to new hires. The Detroit Free Press