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NISSAN CO

BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2001
Global sales, restructuring fuel Nissan's revival
Two of the mostly eagerly awaited financial reports this year were those of Nissan Motor Co. and Snow Brand Milk Products Co.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2001
Young need NPO experience, Ghosn says
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn stressed the importance of young people experiencing work at nonprofit organizations, as he greeted participants to this year's NPO scholarship program sponsored by the automaker.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2001
More improvements to come: Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn, president of Nissan Motor Co., said Tuesday that while the automaker deserves an "A or A-plus" for its rehabilitation efforts so far, its performance has yet to match all that it is capable of.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2001
Nissan eyes supply deal with Renault
Nissan Motor Co. plans to start providing core car engines to French automaker Renault SA this summer, Nissan officials said here Wednesday. Renault SA has a 36.8 percent stake in the Japanese automaker.
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
May 24, 2001
Foreign managers bring change to corporate life
Takashi Sato of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. fears he may be transferred because of his poor command of English -- a potentiality that was unthinkable until last year.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2001
Nissan posts record profit in fiscal 2000
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it posted record group net profits of 331.1 billion yen for fiscal 2000.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2001
Nissan U.S. plant under construction
Nissan Motor Co. on Friday began constructing its second U.S. auto assembly plant in Mississippi, which will manufacture next-generation vehicles. The $930 million plant, located 25 km north of Jackson, the state capital, is scheduled to begin operations in the summer of 2003.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2001
Nissan to ride Suzuki into minicar market
Nissan Motor Co. announced Monday it will enter the minivehicle market by procuring products from minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. and marketing the cars under the Nissan brand.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2001
Nissan bonus payments to meet union demands
Nissan Motor Co. announced Wednesday it will pay its union members a bonus this year equal to 5.2 months in salary, meeting the demands of the automaker's labor union.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2001
Effect of Nissan factory closure to linger
Kazuko Shimoda, 62, wasn't surprised when she heard in October 1999 that the Nissan Motor Co. plant across the street from her tobacco store in Musashi-Murayama, western Tokyo, was to close by the end of March.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2001
Effect of Nissan factory closure to linger
Kazuko Shimoda, 62, wasn't surprised when she heard in October 1999 that the Nissan Motor Co. plant across the street from her tobacco store in Musashi-Murayama, western Tokyo, was to close by the end of March.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2001
Nissan aiming to turn profit in Europe in 2001
Nissan Motor Co. aims to bring its European operations back to profitability in fiscal 2001, provided foreign exchange rates remain stable, Nissan President Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2000
Nissan looks to enter minivehicle market
Nissan Motor Co. is negotiating to sell minivehicles made by Suzuki Motor Corp. under its own brand name, with an annual sales target of tens of thousands in 2002, sources familiar with the negotiations said Friday.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2000
Nissan now switching focus to domestic competitiveness
Looking back on a year in which Nissan Motor Co. appears to have finally stemmed its downward slide, President Carlos Ghosn said that regaining competitiveness in the domestic market will be the automaker's priority for the coming year.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2000
Nissan releases first model under restructuring plan
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn leans against the automaker's new Bluebird Sylphy sedan at the car's press preview Wednesday in Tokyo. Nissan Motor Co. launched its new Bluebird Sylphy compact sedan Wednesday as the first of a series of models the struggling automaker plans to introduce during its three-year restructuring program.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2000
Nissan might reconsider plant investment: Ghosn
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn said Friday that the firm may reconsider a plan to put new investment in its Sunderland plant in northeastern England, which he says is suffering from the high value of the pound.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2000
Nissan to log profit in this fiscal year
Nissan Motor Co. will achieve its goal of regaining profitability in the current fiscal year due to the success of its restructuring efforts, Nissan Chief Operating Officer Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2000
Nissan scholarships 'investing in the future'
In a ceremony earlier this week to mark the third anniversary of a Nissan Motor Co. scholarship program, Chief Operating Officer Carlos Ghosn described the program as an investment in the future.
JAPAN
May 20, 2000
Nissan falls from 'ni' to 'san'
Nissan Motor Co. fell to third place among Japanese automakers in terms of group sales in fiscal 1999, behind No. 1 Toyota and No. 2 Honda, according to Nissan's earnings report released Friday.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2000
Ghosn to take over as Nissan Motor president
The reins of Nissan Motor Co. will be handed over to Carlos Ghosn, known as "the cost-cutter" and presently the chief operating officer of the struggling automaker, it was announced Thursday.

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