What a difference a year makes, especially for bedraggled Nissan

TOKYO — Exactly 12 months ago, in March 2024, Nissan’s top product planner Ivan Espinosa took the stage at the company’s sprawling design center in Atsugi, Japan, as the carmaker’s boss, CEO Makoto Uchida, debuted an ambitious midterm plan for growth and profitability. It was called “The Arc.”