Nissan, facing growing pains, reshuffles management

TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co said Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga would step aside from the No.2 post to a job handling external affairs in a management makeover as the company grapples with quality issues amid an ambitious drive to boost market share.

Nissan seeks to extend Sunderland car plant

LONDON: Japan's Nissan Motor Co has applied for permission to extend its factory at Sunderland in north-east England, already Britain's largest car making plant, where it plans to produce its premium brand Infiniti from 2015.