In this June 6, 2013 photo, visitors check Nissan's compact car "DAYZ" after a press conference in Tokyo. Japanese automakers Nissan and Mitsubishi are joining forces to grab a bigger share of the country's lucrative market for tiny cars, now dominated by their rivals. The new model, which went on sale this month as DAYZ for Nissan Motor Co. and eK Wagon for Mitsubishi Motors Corp., marks the first time Nissan has been involved from start to finish in minicar development.
In this June 6, 2013 photo, Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga poses in front of its compact car "DAYZ" during a press conference in Tokyo. Japanese automakers Nissan and Mitsubishi are joining forces to grab a bigger share of the country's lucrative market for tiny cars, now dominated by their rivals. The new model, which went on sale this month as DAYZ for Nissan Motor Co. and eK Wagon for Mitsubishi Motors Corp., marks the first time Nissan has been involved from start to finish in minicar development.
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn, center, talks with plant workers as he tours the automaker's Tochigi Infiniti plant in Kaminokawa machi, Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Nissan Motor Co. President Ghosn welcomed the yen's recent decline to what he called "neutral" levels for the Japanese automaker's profitability, but said Tuesday it must drop further to be "normal."
Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Friday, May 10, 2013. Nissan says fiscal fourth quarter profit jumped 46 percent on stronger sales and a favorable exchange rate that offset declines in China over a bitter territorial dispute. Nissan reported Friday a January-March profit of 110 billion yen ($1.1 billion), up from 75.3 billion yen the same period the previous year.
A staff of Nissan gallery bows inside the headquarters of Nissan Motor Co., in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Friday, May 10, 2013. Nissan said fiscal fourth quarter profit jumped 46 percent on stronger sales and a favorable exchange rate that offset declines in China over a bitter territorial dispute.
Nissan Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn speaks at a news conference at its headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo May 10, 2013. Nissan Motor Co Ltd posted a 46.1 percent rise in its quarterly net profit, as the weakening yen helps Japanese carmakers convert profits back into yen at a more favourable rate.
