Al Castignetti

Nissan lures Ram brand boss Diaz

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013
The departure of Fred Diaz, head of Chrysler Group's Ram brand, to become Nissan Division's top sales executive marks the first time a Chrysler brand chief has voluntarily left for another automaker since Fiat S.p.A. took over Chrysler four years ago.... Read More »

 

Infiniti moves summer sale into April to build on strong March

3:41 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Infiniti will attempt to extend its strong March floor traffic by moving up its annual summer sales event into April, a senior Infiniti manager said today. The luxury make will hold its first spring sales event near the middle of this month and has already produced national TV spots to support it.... Read More »

 

Fleet shift cuts into Nissan volume

2:06 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
Nissan Division's pullback from fleet sales this year was partly responsible for a 7 percent sales decline in February.... Read More »

 

Nissan urges dealers to stay on track amid product blitz

5:19 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 11, 2013
After setting a brand sales record in 2012 and two years of record dealer profitability, Nissan urged retailers at its make meeting to stay focused on the strategy of the past three years. Nissan is midway through a plan to introduce five key model redesigns in 15 months.... Read More »

 

Nissan sales fall on tight supplies; JX helps Infiniti

3:59 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 2, 2012
Tight inventories of Versa sedans and certain trim packages of the redesigned Altima contributed to a September decline of 2 percent for the Nissan Division. Overall Nissan North America sales fell 1 percent for the month, as the Infiniti luxury unit gained 11 percent.... Read More »

 

Slow start in May doesn't hold Nissan back

3:45 pm U.S. ET | June 1, 2012
A bad-sales-month-turned-good resulted in a 16 percent gain for Nissan Division in May. The brand sold 81,202 vehicles in May, up from 69,759 in May 2011.... Read More »