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NISSAN

BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2012
Nissan car entertainment systems to be powered by chips from Intel
Nissan Motor Co. vehicles will use Intel Corp. microprocessors for in-car information and entertainment systems starting next year, helping the largest chip maker lessen its reliance on sales to computer manufacturers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2012
Nissan unveils new yellow cab for NYC
New York City's next generation of yellow cabs will be minivans featuring sliding doors, antibacterial seats, air bags in the back and outlets to charge mobile phones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 13, 2012
Electric cars aren't just for driving any more
Electric vehicles now being touted as batteries on wheels.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2012
Nissan to build new car in U.K.
Nissan Motor Co. will start manufacturing a new compact car in northeast Britain in 2013, creating around 2,000 extra jobs, the firm said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2012
Renault-Nissan likely placed third in sales in 2011: Ghosn
The Renault-Nissan Alliance may have placed third in 2011 global new car sales with about 8.03 million vehicles, a figure including those sold by the Renault-financed AvtoVAZ of Russia, according to Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2012
Ghosn expects growth in '12 but urges more work on yen
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn expects Japan to grow in 2012 on recovery from last year's devastating tsunami, although he cautioned that curbing the yen's strength is crucial since it is already resulting in job losses and a hollowing out of industries.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2011
Ghosn: 'Yen too high to compete'
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn said Monday that the yen's strength is at an "abnormal level" and indicated it could force the automaker to shift operations overseas.
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2011
Ghosn decries lack of yen action
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., said Japan faces a "hollowing out" of its industrial base should the government fail to take steps to counter the yen's rise.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2011
Nissan to up overseas parts supplies
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn has indicated the automaker will expand procurement of overseas components for its plant in Fukuoka Prefecture to help cope with the yen's appreciation.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2011
Nissan eyes tieup with Brazil's wealthiest man
Nissan Motor Co., the country's second-largest automaker, is in talks with billionaire Eike Batista for a possible partnership in Brazil as it seeks to quadruple its output capacity in the Latin American country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2011
Nissan bets on Infiniti in China
Nissan Motor Co. plans to quadruple Infiniti's share of the Chinese luxury-auto market within five years as it rushes to make up a "ridiculous" amount of time lost to Volkswagen AG's Audi and Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2011
Nissan to double China capacity
Nissan Motor Co.'s joint automobile production venture in China will nearly double its annual output capacity to 2.3 million units by the end of 2015 through an investment of about ¥610 billion, company President and CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2011
Nissan Leaf pulls ahead of GM Volt
Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf, the first mass-produced electric car sold in the United States, took an early lead in the budding market for rechargeable autos by pulling ahead of General Motors Co.'s plug-in Volt in the first half.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2011
Nissan targets 8% share of global market in six years
Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn said Monday the automaker aims to achieve a global market share of 8 percent by the business year ending in March 2017 by focusing on rapidly expanding emerging markets.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2011
Nissan aims to double China Infiniti sales
Nissan Motor Co. aims to double sales of Infiniti-brand vehicles in China this year as demand for luxury cars grows in the world's biggest automobile market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2011
Nissan says U.S. Leaf sales may reach 12,000 in '11
Nissan Motor Co., aiming to be the world's largest seller of electric cars, expects to deliver as many as 12,000 battery-powered Leaf hatchbacks to U.S. customers this year as orders are confirmed and production quickens.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2011
Nissan says suppliers on the road to revival
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said fewer than 20 suppliers are still in a critical situation, down from 40 in March, after the megaquake halted production at factories and crimped domestic sales.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2011
Nissan reports 72.5% jump in group profit
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday its group operating profit jumped 72.5 percent to ¥537.47 billion for the business year ended in March, mostly on the back of strong sales in China and other emerging markets.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2011
Nissan to speed up U.S. deliveries of Leaf electric cars
Nissan Motor Co. said beginning this month it will boost shipments of Leaf battery-electric cars to the U.S., where it has made about 500 deliveries since late December.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2011
Ghosn vows to reopen Iwaki plant in April
IWAKI, Fukushima Pref. (Kyodo) Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday the automaker plans to resume partial production in mid-April at an engine factory in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, damaged by the March 11 earthquake.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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