Unknown_370, you and I will never agree, lol. That's ok though.
Just like every halo car, there is a halo car tax associated with it. For no other reason because the company can.
Also, low production numbers mean higher end costs to the consumer. Sure they could have sold the GTR for 20k less... but then they would sell a ton more of them. Nissan wanted to keep the car exclusive. A halo car isn't meant to be seen on every corner, like a mustang.
Also, Nissan was deep in the red prior to Ghosn. Very deep. Guess what got them there?
On the other hand, sounds like your Nissan revival is already dead in the water. Sounds like another cost cutter is in place of Ghosn. I keep saying it... money comes first for Nissan, and little more. Argue it all you want, but by the end of the day, I'm still right!
Meet The New Cost-Killing Boss At Nissan, Same As The Old Cost-Killing Boss
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Nissan Promotes “Le Cost Killer Deux” To CEO
So Carlos Ghosn is just the chairman of Nissan now, which really, come on, that’s fine. He’s got plenty to do. In his place, Japan’s second-largest automaker promoted his deputy and co-CEO, Hiroto Saikawa. And guess what? He’s a cost-killer too, just like Ghosn was.
If you’re expecting a shift at Nissan away from the rampantly boring, dated, pedestrian offerings they’ve had for the last decade and a half or so—with a new notable exceptions like the GT-R—it doesn’t sound like you’re gonna get it from this dude.
Automotive News says Hiroto Saikawa will “bring a gruff, tough, no-nonsense approach” to Nissan at a time when the auto industry is rapidly focused on emerging technologies.
The 63-year-old takes over in April from Carlos Ghosn, who engineered Nissan’s recovery from years of losses and debt through broad cost-cutting and dismantling the traditionally close ties with suppliers — the informal keiretsu network once key to Japan Inc.’s success.
Saikawa, who joined Nissan from Tokyo University 40 years ago, has been groomed to take over from Ghosn, who was dubbed “Le Cost Killer” after making his mark at Michelin and then Renault, Nissan’s main alliance partner.
“There is no difference between what I think and what he thinks,” Ghosn said at a news conference in October when Saikawa was appointed co-CEO of Nissan.
What can we expect from the new boss at Nissan? More of the same, meaning more cost-killing.
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