YOKOHAMA: Nissan Motor Co Ltd said on Wednesday it expects vehicle sales in some markets to beat industry growth, driven by countries including Saudi Arabia — crucial for the Japanese firm that is struggling with slowing sales in the United States.
Nissan, Japan’s second-largest automaker, focused on the United States for the past few years, and roughly doubled car sales there since 2010, as it aimed to corner a 10 per cent share of the market.
But that ambition came at a cost: hefty discounting led to the company’s North American operating profit falling by nearly a third in the year just ended.
Nissan is now looking to China, the world’s biggest car market, and other regions to boost growth while trying to improve profitability in North America. — Reuters
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