That would also have put Nissan North America ahead of its next-nearest rival, American Honda Motor Co.
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"We're naturally disappointed, " says Emil Hassan, who must address the issues as the quality chief for Nissan North America.
The marketing department at Nissan North America's office in Nashville is cluttered with 23 4-foot-wide posters covered with colorful boxes.
Other major companies that have headquarters in Nashville include Nissan North America, Dollar General, and Bridgestone America among several other Fortune 100 and 500 companies.
In its U.S. debut, Sony, Polyphony Digital, and Nissan North America gave consumers a chance to get behind the wheel of a real race car through GT5.
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Nissan North America is using Hawaii as one of its Leaf electric vehicle test markets along with Tennessee, Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona and Texas, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
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That was more than Nissan North America Inc.
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"We have to deliver the right message to the right people at the right time, and that becomes difficult as the mediums become so proliferated, " says Mark McNabb, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nissan North America.
More information on Nissan in North America, the Nissan LEAF and zero emissions can be found at www.nissanusa.com.
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Sales and availability of Nissan vehicles in North America are unlikely to be affected by the damage, as most Nissans sold in North America are produced here as well.
In between he bounces from continent to continent in his Gulfstream, checking on various operations of both companies. (He personally oversees Nissan's North America business, where 60% of the company's profits are generated.) To keep things straight he carries two agendas in his briefcase: one for Nissan and one for Renault.
With Chrysler now part of the German DaimlerChrysler (nyse: DCX - news - people ), Ford is the only potential domestic partner for Nissan and Renault in North America.
He added that while Renault currently has no plans to resume car sales in the U.S., if its alliance with Nissan is expanded to North America, "then of course it will create a lot of opportunity, " said Ghosn.
In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.
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In June, the Nissan board member added North, South and Central America to his existing regional responsibilities for Africa, Europe, India and the Middle East.
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