Daily Archives: September 4, 2014

Ghosn defectors mount as Nissan’s Palmer joins Aston Martin

Nissan’s loss of its second executive since July is fueling concern that the pool of talent surrounding CEO Carlos Ghosn is drying up.

Nissan Chief Planning Officer Andy Palmer is leaving the company to lead Aston Martin. Palmer’s departure come almost eight weeks after the president of Nissan’s premium Infiniti brand, Johan de Nysschen, jumped to Cadillac.

Audi forecast to sell 1.7 million plus cars globally in 2014

Audi forecast to sell 1.7 million plus cars globally in 2014

Audi expects to sell more than 1.7 million cars in 2014 even as sales momentum in some emerging markets slows, CEO Rupert Stadler said.