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The Bigster is priced thousands below top-selling SUVs such as the VW Tiguan and Hyundai Tucson.
The almost comedic contortions Nissan goes through to make it its driverless robotaxi a reality in Japan underscore the regulatory hurdles facing the country’s carmakers in their race to compete with global rivals in autonomous driving.
Ivan Espinosa tells Automotive News the 2 things he must improve at Nissan, his biggest regret on the job, and what inspired him to join the company – all while giving a deeper glimpse at the man behind Nissan’s metal.
Recasens will replace Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo at the head of Ampere, which includes all of Renault's EV activities, including factories.
The Sandero's winning streak looks set to continue. Other cars with big gains included the VW Tiguan, Dacia Duster and Toyota C-HR.
Foxconn will work with new Japanese customers to develop electric vehicles, according to a report.
In this week’s edition of Automotive News, we take a deep look at incoming CEO Ivan Espinosa’s long to-do list at Nissan and the sizable obstacles blocking the Japanese carmaker's road to quick recovery.
The factory at Sandouville, northern France, makes the Trafic medium van for Renault and Nissan. Commercial van sales have fallen in 2025 amid economic worries.
Nissan product planning boss Ivan Espinosa, tapped to succeed CEO Makoto Uchida, inherits a host of headaches with precious little time to engineer a better trajectory.
Espinosa has overseen global product planning and motorsports, among other areas, since April 2024. He has been involved in global product planning since 2010 and has earlier experience in Southeast Asia and Mexico.
