A number of automakers have recently forecast increased profits for this year and this includes Nissan. Thanks to growing demand in North America, not to mention success in China and other markets, Nissan is anticipating growing sales and increased income.
In April, Nissan’s U.S. sales increased by a staggering 35%, marking the sixth straight month of growth for the automaker. This recent success has also helped Nissan increase its U.S. market share to 9%. Part of the reason for that growth is the great lineup, Nissan Auburn says.
One of the most important new products to emerge from Nissan in the coming months will be the Leaf. Nissan aims to have the capacity to produce 500,000 Leafs per year by 2012, with manufacturing taking place in Tennessee, Japan, Britain, and Portugal. Nissan dealer Richmond sees the Leaf as an important product for urban dealers.
“Although we continue to operate in an environment that is volatile and uncertain, fiscal year 2010 will be an important year in which we launch an affordable, mass-market, all-electric, zero-emission vehicle, extend our presence in emerging markets and develop additional synergies in the Renault-Nissan alliance,” CEO Carlos Ghosn told reporters this week in Yokohama.
While many challenges lie ahead for Nissan, as Ghosn explained, many of these challenges may be solved with the help of its long-time alliance with Renault SA, or perhaps through its all-new partnership with Germany’s Daimler AG.
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