Nissan Motor Co. said it is hiring the senior auto reviewer for Consumer Reports magazine to be the carmaker's new executive adviser on vehicle quality.
David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports Auto Test Center, will work at Nissan's vehicle testing center in Stanfield, Arizona, the company said Wednesday in a statement.
Champion, who worked as a Nissan engineer from 1994 to 1997, will report to Steve Monk, Nissan's director of vehicle evaluation and testing, the Yokohama-based company said.