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NISSAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2012
Nissan plans big boost for Infiniti outlets in China
Nissan Motor Co. plans to increase dealerships and showrooms in China for the luxury Infiniti brand to as many as 150 by 2016 from 60 now, a company executive said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2012
Ghosn's pay rises to ¥987 million as Nissan profit beats rivals
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn's pay rose to ¥987 million last fiscal year while bigger rival Toyota Motor Corp. left its CEO's pay flat and Honda Motor Co. cut compensation.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2012
Nissan can post ¥10 trillion in sales if Japan's '1,000-lb. gorilla' allows: Ghosn
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said revenue at Japan's second-biggest automaker may reach ¥10 trillion ($123 billion) in 2012, depending on the strength of a currency he compared to an oversize ape.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2012
Toyota, Nissan primed for comeback
Automakers were among the companies most heavily damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami last year, but the road to recovery was fast and their plants are getting ready to make up for lost time.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.

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