NISSAN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT JAPAN SALES OF ITS E-VAN, ALTHOUGH PRODUCTION WILL REMAIN IN SPAIN
November 1st, 2014
The all-electric version of Nissan Motor Co's NV200 mid-size van has been launched in the Japanese market, with executives expressing optimism about sales, even though manufacturing will be based at Nissan’s Barcelona, Spain, plant. This is to bring supplies close to the large European market, but Takao Katagiri, the company's executive vice president, has said he is confident that the e-NV200 will quickly command niche sales in Japan.His comments came at a launch event the company's Oppama plant, south of Tokyo: "We are aiming to provide new value to our ...
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