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A worker cleans a Nissan GTR car at the Guangzhou Autoshow November ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:15:20 GMT

(Reuters) - A worker cleans a Nissan GTR car at the Guangzhou Autoshow November 23, 2009. China's car makers hope Beijing will renew strong economic incentives that propelled China's car sales to record levels this year even in the face of the global downturn. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2009 file photo, Nissan Motor Co.'s ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:50 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2009 file photo, Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf is seen at a Nissan technical design center in Atsugi, near Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, file)

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2009 file photo, Nissan Motor Co. CEO ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:59:14 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2009 file photo, Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn poses with the automaker's 'Leaf' zero-emission electric vehicle at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Makuhari, near Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, file)

Carlos Ghosn (L), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault-Nissan ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:01:24 GMT

(Reuters) - Carlos Ghosn (L), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault-Nissan Alliance, speaks to former U.S. Treasury Department Auto Task Force head, Steven Rattner, as he listens at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operation Officer Toshiyuki Shiga walks ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:50:47 GMT

(AP) - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operation Officer Toshiyuki Shiga walks about the firm's new high end car model 'Fuga' during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Fuga is on domestic market today. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operation Officer Toshiyuki Shiga speaks ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:45:51 GMT

(AP) - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operation Officer Toshiyuki Shiga speaks about the firm's new high end car model 'Fuga' during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Fuga is on domestic market today. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operation Officer Toshiyuki Shiga walks ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:45:29 GMT

FILE - In this July 27, 2009 file photo, a Nissan Motor Co. ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:38 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 27, 2009 file photo, a Nissan Motor Co. staffer recharges a super-quiet, zero-emission electric car that runs with a lithium-ion battery pack during a test-drive event at Nissan's facility in Yokosuka near Tokyo. A group led by Nissan Motor Co., Fedex Corp., and others are outlining a $124 billion plan over eight years that could make electricity the major power source for cars. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, file)

Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance Carlos Ghosn adresses ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:30:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance Carlos Ghosn adresses the seventh Annual China Automotive Industry Forum in Shanghai on November 12. Long stuck at a red light in India, French automaker Renault has fresh plans to conquer the country's explosively growing car market with a revitalised local partnership deal and a low-cost vehicle.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)

Nissan Motor president and CEO Carlos Ghosn displays the new ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:03:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nissan Motor president and CEO Carlos Ghosn displays the new concept vehicle, the "Land Glider", a tandem-ride ultra light-weight electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009. Electric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, Ghosn said.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance Carlos Ghosn adresses ...

(AFP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:03:06 GMT

(AFP) - Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance Carlos Ghosn adresses the seventh Annual China Automotive Industry Forum 2009 in Shanghai. Electric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, Ghosn said Thursday.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)

Nissan workers check auto parts manufactured at the company's ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:12:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nissan workers check auto parts manufactured at the company's Global Production Engineering Centre in Zama City, Japan. Japan's core machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, jumped by a better-than-expected 10.5 percent in September from the previous month, official data showed Wednesday.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)

A visitor stands in front of the logo of the Japanese carmaker ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:21 GMT

(AFP) - A visitor stands in front of the logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota in Geneva. Partners Renault and Nissan have said they will launch "an ultra low-cost car" in the Indian market in 2012 to take on the Nano, the world's cheapest automobile.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

Indian-made Bajaj auto rickshaws make their way to a Sri Lankan ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:21 GMT

(AFP/File) - Indian-made Bajaj auto rickshaws make their way to a Sri Lankan dealers forecourt by lorry in Colombo. Partners Renault and Nissan have said they will launch "an ultra low-cost car" in the Indian market in 2012 to take on the Nano, the world's cheapest automobile.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

The owner of one the first three Tata Nano cars to be delivered ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:21 GMT

(AFP/File) - The owner of one the first three Tata Nano cars to be delivered drives his brand-new vehicle in Mumbai in July. Partners Renault and Nissan have said they will launch "an ultra low-cost car" in the Indian market in 2012 to take on the Nano, the world's cheapest automobile.(AFP/File/Pal Pillai)

From left, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:49:19 GMT

(AP) - From left, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer, PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi, Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn and ICICI Bank Chief Executive Officer Chanda Kochhar attend a session on female talent at the India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

From left, socialite Sohail Seth, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:48:54 GMT

(AP) - From left, socialite Sohail Seth, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer, PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi, Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, ICICI Bank Chief Executive Chanda Kochhar, BBC presenter Nik Gowing attend a session on female talent at the India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (R) shakes hands with ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:27:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (R) shakes hands with French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi (L) next to Bernard Bigot (C), High Commissioner of the French Nuclear Energy Committee (CEA), during a visit to the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (L) and David Douillet ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:26:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (L) and David Douillet (C), French UMP political party deputy and former judo champion, speak to the media during a visit to the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn attends a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:24:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn attends a news conference during a visit at the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (C) speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:23:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (C) speaks to the media next to David Douillet (R), French UMP political party deputy and former judo champion, during a visit to the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (2nd L) shakes hands ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:21:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (2nd L) shakes hands with French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi (2nd R) during a visit to the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (R) and French Industry ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:16:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (R) and French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi attend a news conference during a visit to the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (R) and French Industry ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:14:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (R) and French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi attend a news conference during a visit at the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (C) and French Industry ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:12:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (C) and French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi (L) sign an agreement during a visit to the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE) (POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn attends a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:10:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn attends a news conference during a visit to the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris November 5, 2009. Ghosn said Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with the FSI investment fund and atomic energy agency CEA to produce Electric Vehicle car batteries and to invest 600 million euros in research and development in Flins. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Two men look at vehicles of Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:39:24 GMT

(AFP) - Two men look at vehicles of Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor exhibited at the showroon of the headquarters in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. Japan's Nissan Motor slashed its full-year net loss forecast Wednesday after returning to profit in the second quarter, helped by rising sales in China and government subsidies for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)

Toshiyuki Shiga, COO of Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:39:24 GMT

(AFP) - Toshiyuki Shiga, COO of Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor, delivers a speech during a press conference at the headquarters in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. Japan's Nissan Motor slashed its full-year net loss forecast Wednesday after returning to profit in the second quarter, helped by rising sales in China and government subsidies for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)

Toshiyuki Shiga, COO of Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:39:24 GMT

FILE - In this July 26, 2009 file photo, a child smiles while ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:09:04 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 26, 2009 file photo, a child smiles while posing next to a Nissan's model on display at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing, China. Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 it climbed back into the black in the latest quarter and predicted a smaller yearly loss thanks to recovering demand for its cars in China and other markets. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, FILE)

FILE - In this April 20, 2009 file photo, journalists film Nissan's ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:58:47 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this April 20, 2009 file photo, journalists film Nissan's new concept vehicle Nuvu at the Shanghai International Auto Show on its opening day in Shanghai, China. Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 it climbed back into the black in the latest quarter and predicted a smaller yearly loss thanks to recovering demand for its cars in China and other markets. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2009, Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:37:38 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2009, Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn speak at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Makuhari near Tokyo, Japan. Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan says Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, it has climbed back into the black in the latest quarter and is predicting a smaller yearly loss. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, FILE)

A Nissan Motors' electric vehicle prototype at the company's ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:07:01 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Nissan Motors' electric vehicle prototype at the company's Oppama GranDrive test course in Yokosuka, Japan. The firm has said its first-half net profit plunged 92.9 percent from a year earlier due to weak sales, but it narrowed its full-year loss forecast.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)

Nissan Motor Co vehicles are parked at the company's factory ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:02:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co vehicles are parked at the company's factory in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, November 4, 2009. Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-biggest automaker, revised its annual loss forecast to a profit on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond the market's expectations. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Nissan Motor Co vehicles are parked at the company's factory ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:57:17 GMT

A visitor looks at Nissan Motor's Fairlady Z sports car ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:57:15 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor looks at Nissan Motor's Fairlady Z sports car at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, November 4, 2009. Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-biggest automaker, revised its annual loss forecast to a profit on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond the market's expectations. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

A visitor looks at a huge Nissan Motor logo at the company's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:56:09 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor looks at a huge Nissan Motor logo at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, November 4, 2009. Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-biggest automaker, revised its annual loss forecast to a profit on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond the market's expectations. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Visitors look at Nissan Motor's showroom at the company's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:53:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Visitors look at Nissan Motor's showroom at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, November 4, 2009. Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-biggest automaker, revised its annual loss forecast to a profit on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond the market's expectations. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

A visitor is seen through a sign of Nissan Motor Co. at the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:51:46 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor is seen through a sign of Nissan Motor Co. at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, November 4, 2009. Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-biggest automaker, revised its annual loss forecast to a profit on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond the market's expectations. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

A visitor looks at a huge Nissan Motor logo at the company's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:50:40 GMT

Japan's Nissan Motor Co plans to invest 50 billion yen (554 ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:10:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - Japan's Nissan Motor Co plans to invest 50 billion yen (554 million dollars) to boost battery production for electric vehicles produced by its French partner Renault, a report has said.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)

Chinese car buyers check out the Nissan models at an auto show ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - Chinese car buyers check out the Nissan models at an auto show in Beijing in 2008. China's auto sector will continue booming even after government stimulus measures expire, Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn said Thursday, warning that his company will struggle to meet demand.(AFP/File)

Chief Executive of Nissan Motor Co., Carlos Ghosn, responds ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:06 GMT

(AFP) - Chief Executive of Nissan Motor Co., Carlos Ghosn, responds to questions during a briefing in Beijing. China's auto sector will continue booming even after government stimulus measures expire, Ghosn said Thursday, warning that his company will struggle to meet demand.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)

FILE - In this July 25, 2009 file photo, visitors look at some ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:05:32 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 25, 2009 file photo, visitors look at some of the latest models by Japanese automaker Honda, foreground, at the Beijing Auto Show in the Chinese capital. Japanese automakers are experiencing a production boom in China with Toyota, Honda and Nissan setting records for September — the latest signs of an emerging recovery for Japan's auto industry. Honda Motor Co.'s production set a record for the company in both China and Asia overall for September, although total overseas production has been declining for a year, it said in a statement Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File)