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...By contrast Northvolt, a battery start-up that is backed by Volkswagen and Volvo and has a working gigafactory in northern Sweden, was founded by two former Tesla employees....
...He brings the experience of stints at Audi and Nissan's Infiniti nameplate to the role trying to help the German company to increase its historically-low presence in the all-important US market....
...Infiniti, the Nissan-owned luxury manufacturer, revealed a concept version of its first all-electric SUV, the QX Inspiration....
...Nissan said its plans to boost sales by 1m vehicles over the next five years would focus on the local brand Venucia, which is built using old Nissan technology, and on Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, both...
...Worse than expected sales of Jaguar cars, Nissan’s upmarket Infiniti brand, the Vauxhall Opel Astra, and some Toyota vehicles — all made in the UK — contributed to slower output, he added....
...In total, Renault’s sales rose 13.3 per cent to 3,182,625, while Nissan’s sales rose 2.5 per cent to 5,559,902. Renault also owns the Dacia brand, while Nissan owns the upmarket Infiniti marque....
...He ran the Infiniti luxury marque and, for the Nissan brand, developed mass-market vehicles that carved new niches in a crowded market....
...The Briton’s career highlights include establishing partnerships between Infiniti and the Formula One racing team Red Bull, and developing the Nissan Leaf electric car....
...There is, nevertheless, no doubting the commitment of the US brands — and Asian competitors such as Nissan’s Infiniti and Honda’s Acura — to grab at least some of the highly profitable market....
...He has also run the Japanese carmaker’s luxury Infiniti brand....
...While still trailing Volkswagen unit Audi, which got off to an earlier start in China, BMW has long enjoyed a comfortable lead over Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz division in China’s market for premium sedans....
...Germany’s Daimler, which owns Mercedes, and Japan’s Nissan, which owns Infiniti, have formed a global alliance that shares designs, products, engines and factories between the companies....
...Volkswagen’s XL1, pictured, already on sale in mainland Europe and soon to hit UK roads, has camera-based wing mirrors....
...“And that is where it starts making sense for Nissan Motor Company to have Infiniti, Nissan and Datsun, because we are addressing the three directions of the global car market.”...
...Magna was reportedly negotiating the location of a new factory for contract assembly of BMW’s Mini, Nissan’s Infiniti and a delivery van with Hungary and Austria, but seems to have chosen Poland instead....
...Nissan Motor on Friday announced plans to start manufacturing its luxury Infiniti model in China, in the latest investment news from the car industry in advance of next week’s Beijing motor show....
...Like Toyota’s Lexus brand, Infiniti sells most of its cars in the US, but Nissan is trying to expand the marque’s global appeal, including by developing new models....
...But analysts said that the partnership – while helping to solve Daimler’s problem in small cars – would yield more obvious benefits for Renault and Nissan, including by giving the Japanese carmaker’s Infiniti...
...Most analysts said the three-way tie-up would benefit Renault-Nissan disproportionately by giving the French and Japanese carmakers, including Nissan’s Infiniti luxury brand, access to Mercedes’ prized engine...
...“Premium should do better than the rest of the market because it hasn’t benefited from scrappage,” says Jim Wright, head of Nissan’s Infiniti luxury brand in Europe....
...Ford’s luxury Lincoln brand, Nissan’s Infiniti, Pontiac and Audi also slipped markedly in this year’s rankings....
...automotive group as big as Volkswagen....
...The company, which has built iconic German cars including the Volkswagen Beatle, says “the greatest opportunity” for subcontractors and suppliers today is in Japan....
...Carlos Ghosn, Renault and Nissan chief executive, has been dogged by similar claims of overstretching....
...Volvo, which also owns the Mack, Renault, Nissan Diesel and Eicher brands, said its November deliveries were 21 per cent lower last month than a year ago....
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