Tokyo
"At Toyota, if someone tells you that there is no problem, there is a problem"
: this famous quip between experts from Nissan's competitor reflects the anxiety that drives the Japan's and the world's leading automaker.
Not so at Nissan on Thursday.
However, the second Japanese automaker has published lackluster quarterly results as it has just begun a new turning point in its history by distancing itself from its partner Renault.
The group's deputy general manager, Ashwani Gupta, announced from Yokohama a decline in sales (-6.9%) in October-December everywhere in the world except in Japan.
China is particularly affected (-6.9%).
Sales in the United States also fell (-2.1%).
Before the last quarter of the current fiscal year (ended at the end of March), these figures suggest a mediocre year for the group.
Dull exaltation
Sales forecasts are revised downwards by Nissan, from 4 million to 3.4 million…
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