Word: nissans
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There are probably fewer than 1,500 plug-in electric vehicles on the road today, most in carefully controlled experimental fleets. But over the next 18 months, the number will grow exponentially as automakers like General Motors, Nissan, Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota roll out models that use electricity for all or part of the car's energy. President Obama has suggested that the U.S. could have as many as 1 million plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...first three quarters of 2009 - Hyundai's sales are up 1.3% while Kia's have increased 4.6%. The South Koreans have gained more market share than any other automaker this year, and their combined market share is now closing in on that of both the Chrysler Group and Nissan...
...also given more than $3 billion to the Japanese automaker Nissan, which has promised to spend the cash in the U.S., mostly in Tennessee, which is in the grip of its own auto recession...
...segment is getting crowded. Toyota, Volkswagen, GM and Nissan are expected to roll out small cars in India over the next two years. Suzuki India, king of the tiny automobile, is investing $2.28 billion in the country over the next five years to upgrade factories and strengthen distribution for a raft of new models. Even GM on Sept. 24 announced an unusual collaboration with Bangalore's Reva Electric Car, makers of the G-Wiz, to produce small, affordable electric vehicles for India. Mulally said recently that India would play a big role in accelerating Ford's presence in the Asia...
...Japan Inc. Japan must finally abandon the script it followed to become an industrial superpower. The global economic crisis has exposed the country's overdependence on its manufacturing-for-export model. GDP in the first quarter plunged a staggering 15.2% as demand evaporated for cars from Toyota, Honda and Nissan and for high-end electronics from Sony and Panasonic. Japan can no longer expect economic growth to be generated almost exclusively by a handful of powerful multinational manufacturers. Increased domestic consumption as well as investment in small- and medium-sized enterprises are needed to help drive economic growth. This will...