Andy Palmer

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE E-MAGAZINE

Nissan plans potentially polarizing changes to top-selling Qashqai

May 14, 2013 06:01 CET
Nissan promises an innovative new look for the next Qashqai – the automaker's top-selling model in Europe – when the replacement debuts early next year.... Read More »

 

NICK GIBBS

Infiniti aims 1-series rival at 'Pascale'

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 3, 2013
Infiniti knows who will be buying its BMW 1-series rival. “The target customer is a French lady called Pascale. She's 34 years old, living in London with an English guy who works in banking,” Nissan global product planning boss Andy Palmer told Automotive News Europe.... Read More »

 

GENEVA AUTO SHOW

Nissan is still counting on EV breakthrough

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013
High prices and limited range have held back electric vehicle sales, but Nissan remains a true EV believer. "We don't deviate one jot from our determination to be a leader in electric cars," Andy Palmer, Nissan Motor Co. executive vice president, told reporters.... Read More »

 

2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW

Infiniti adds Mercedes diesel to Q50

March 7, 2013 09:58 CET
Infiniti hopes to win European buyers for its Q50 sedan by offering it with a diesel engine from Mercedes-Benz. It will be first time Infiniti has sold a car with a four-cylinder diesel engine and steers the brand away from its current image in Europe as an ultra-niche player specializing in gasoline-powered crossovers.... Read More »

 

Nissan hopes roomy compact will win sales from rivals in Europe

March 7, 2013 14:37 CET
Nissan hopes that a spacious interior will help its new compact hatchback for Europe win customers from Ford, Renault and other established players in the segment.... Read More »

 

NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

Niche products still a priority at Nissan

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
The casual observer of Nissan product development for the past year or two could easily get the idea that the company has shifted its focus from interesting-but-marginal niche products to big-selling mainstream volume products. Not so, says the automaker's top global product planning executive.... Read More »

 

PARIS AUTO SHOW

China-Japan tension hurts sales, says Nissan

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012
Europe isn't the only troubled market worrying Nissan. Andy Palmer, Nissan Motor Co.'s executive vice president, said the company is uncertain of the long-term impact of recent tension between Japan and China over a small group of disputed islands that has forced Nissan and other Japanese automakers to halt Chinese production.... Read More »

 

Infiniti plans 100,000 sales in Europe by 2016

June 12, 2012 06:01 CET
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlo Ghosn has set a bold target for Infiniti in Europe: boost sales to 100,000 vehicles by 2016 from 12,500 last year. The car Infiniti is counting on to drive the sales increase will be a Europe-built compact-premium model due in 2014.... Read More »

 

Infiniti seeks pricing parity with rivals

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 28, 2012
Unveiling a bold new ambition for Infiniti, global boss Andy Palmer said the luxury brand wants to achieve transaction-price parity with its three major German rivals by 2016. Commanding prices on par with BMW, Mercedes or Audi would be a milestone for a Japan luxury brand.... Read More »