Nissan North America has moved John Brancheau from Infiniti marketing to become Nissan Division vice president of marketing.
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Nissan said a lower U.S. price for its Leaf hatchback compared with Japan and Europe reflects differences in local taxes and incentives and that the vehicle will eventually make money in all markets.
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Regional market pricing strategy, currency exchange rates, differences in import duty and local taxes plus specification variations are reasons behind the price differences between the European and US market Leaf EVs, Nissan has said.
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Are you a child of the eighties? If so, you know that Hyundai was building Ponies and Excels while we wore Hypercolor shirts and drooled over cars like the Nissan 300ZX, Mazda RX-7 and Toyota Supra.
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The UK units of General Motors and Nissan are confident that Britain's new coalition government will keep millions of pounds of loans in place to support carmakers, despite imminent spending cuts by the country's new ruling coalition.
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Nissan said it expects governments to begin phasing out incentives on electric vehicles in three years.
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The European starting price for the Nissan Leaf full-electric car will be less than 30,000 euros ($36,976) after incentives. Buyers can order the Leaf starting in July in the UK, Netherlands, Ireland and Portugal.
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Nissan has announced that the Leaf electric vehicle will cost under EUR30,000 after incentives in most European markets, including the cost of the battery, almost EUR10,000 more than the US price. Nissan said earlier the LEAF would retail in the United States for US$32,780 and up before a federal tax credit of $7,500 ($25,280; EUR20,500).
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Official price revealed for electric car, available to order from July.
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) is opening reservations for the Nissan LEAF zero-emission, all-electric vehicle on May 15 to the general public. The reservation process is a first step in securing a place on the list to purchase or lease a Nissan LEAF.
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Nissan North America expects to recall 48,700 U.S.-built light trucks next week to fix a suspension part that may not have been welded properly.
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Nissan North America expects to recall 48,700 U.S.-built light trucks next week to fix a suspension part that may not have been welded properly.
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Nissan, which will start selling its Leaf electric car this year, aims to cut the cost of the vehicle's lithium-ion battery pack to less than $370 per kilowatt-hour to make a profit from the model.
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Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn has said he expects the carmaker's operating margin to return to pre-crisis levels of around 6-7% as soon as China, Russia and other emerging markets contribute more to its earnings.
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Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn has said he expects the carmaker's operating margin to return to pre-crisis levels of around 6-7% as soon as China, Russia and other emerging markets contribute more to its earnings.
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Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have decided to repeal pay cuts for its managers, after the companies' earnings bounced back from the slump brought on by the global financial crisis, the Nikkei business daily said today.
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Nissan Motor president Carlos Ghosn thinks his company's electric vehicles can survive and be competitive even after the expiry of government incentives for fuel-efficient cars this year if the company reaches an annual production and sales target of 500,000 units.
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Chris Perry has been named vice president of marketing at Hyundai Motor America, replacing Joel Ewanick. Perry, 49, has been Hyundaiand#8217;s interim head of marketing since March, when Ewanick joined Nissan North America.
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