Hans Greimel

Infiniti: Raise quality, sales will follow
Infiniti President Johan de Nysschen, poached last summer from Audi, aims to push into new segments, restore profitability to Nissan's luxury marque and fix lackluster qu ...

Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti marque plans to add a halo nameplate above its Q70 flagship sedan and expand its crossover offerings, President Johan de Nysschen said. ...

Kogai takes reins of Mazda's comeback
Mazda Motor Corp.'s CEO designate, Masamichi Kogai, had a big hand in creating the more stable, profitable carmaker he inherits. But formidable challenges lie ahead. ...

Nissan debuts new corporate logo
Nissan has gone buttoned-down with a new steel-blue logo that spells out -- literally -- the distinction between Nissan the company and Nissan the brand. ...

Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
Nissan's premium Infiniti marque plans to add a new top-tier halo nameplate above its Q70 flagship sedan and expand its crossover offerings to build the brand and fuel sa ...

Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
Nissan's premium Infiniti marque plans to add a new top-tier halo nameplate above its Q70 flagship sedan and expand its crossover offerings to build the brand and fuel sa ...

Renault-Nissan unlikely to hit 2016 EV target
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and Nissan, said the companies are unlikely to reach their goal of selling a combined 1.5 million electric vehicles by 2016. ...

Falling yen lifts outlook for Japanese
For five years, a rising yen undermined Japanese automakers' profits. Now the currency's sudden weakening has delivered dramatic gains, especially in the January-March qu ...

Toyota: N.A. to fuel biggest profits in 6 years
Toyota Motor Corp. expects North America to be its fastest-growing market this fiscal year, driving the company to its highest profits since the global financial crisis. ...

Mazda problem solver Kogai gets a new job: CEO
After Japan's devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Mazda Motor Corp. CEO Takashi Yamanouchi needed someone to sort out and reinforce the carmaker's shattered su ...

Nissan-Renault unlikely to hit 2016 EV target
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan and Renault, said the companies are unlikely to reach their goal of selling a combined 1.5 million electric vehicles by 2016. ...

Subaru's Ind. expansion includes Impreza output
Subaru said last week that it will invest $400 million to expand capacity at its Indiana assembly plant and start building the Impreza compact there. Impreza production w ...

Ghosn's demand: Double Nissan's U.S. sales
Meager U.S. growth was Carlos Ghosn's biggest disappointment last year, and Nissan's CEO has responded by giving his team a big order: Double the brand's sales by 2017. ...

Nissan debuts new corporate logo
Nissan Motor Co. has gone buttoned-down with a new steel-blue logo that spells out -- literally -- the distinction between Nissan the company and Nissan the brand. ...

Infiniti names veteran powertrain engineer as head product planner
Infiniti has named powertrain specialist Toshihiro Hirai as global head of product planning as it tries to strengthen the marque's identity. ...

Infiniti names veteran powertrain engineer as head product planner
Infiniti has named powertrain specialist Toshihiro Hirai as global head of product planning as it tries to strengthen the marque's identity. ...

Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO
Mazda has appointed Masamichi Kogai its next CEO. The production and purchasing specialist replaces Takashi Yamanouchi, who led the carmaker to its first annual profit in ...

Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO
Mazda has appointed Masamichi Kogai its next CEO. The production and purchasing specialist replaces Takashi Yamanouchi, who led the carmaker to its first annual profit in ...

Subaru to invest $400 million to build Impreza at Indiana plant
Subaru, gunning for a fifth year of record sales in the United States, said it will invest $400 million to expand capacity at its Indiana assembly plant by a third and ad ...

Toyota's car-buff president makes Lexus his pet project
By Akio Toyoda's own admission, his beloved Lexus luxury brand has a big problem. Unlike its German rivals, Lexus has no heritage, no narrative. Now the Toyota Motor Corp ...

Dreary HQ city is a handicap in global glitz plan
Lexus Group was rechristened Lexus International in June 2012 in an effort to lend an air of worldwide reach and urbane globalism. ...

Execs drop hints about the next Lexus model
Lexus hosted a party at a trendy Chelsea nightspot last month to launch a global ad campaign, but brand bosses also fueled speculation on what's next in the lineup. ...

Toyota's 10 million plan: Common parts, r&d
Toyota President Akio Toyoda is banking on an overhauled r&d strategy to kick the company his grandfather founded into growth mode after four years of crises. ...

Honda sees record sales; N.A. pace slows
Honda Motor Co. expects North America to be its slowest-growing region in the current fiscal year that began April 1. But executives say U.S. sales should still reach an ...

The 10 million plan: Common parts, r&d
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda is banking on an overhauled r&d strategy to kick the company his grandfather founded into growth mode after four years of crises. ...