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Ghosn steps back from Nissan to focus on Mitsubishi turnaround

  Bloomberg Carlos Ghosn handed over the day-to-day running of Nissan Motor Co. to Hiroto Saikawa, who will take the mantle of president and chief executive officer while his long-time boss focuses on revamping struggling affiliate Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Ghosn, 62, will remain chairman of Nissan, a title he also holds at alliance partners Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors. He’ll ...

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Auto lender backs away from ignition kill switch

  Bloomberg Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc., one of the country’s biggest subprime auto lenders, has decided not to use GPS-tracking and ignition kill swi- tch technology as regulators clamp down on the devices, an executive said. Car lenders use the devices to help them find and repossess cars when borrowers default on loans, which is becoming increasingly common amid ...

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Aston Martin boosts sales

  Bloomberg Aston Martin’s bet on a new $215,000 luxury coupe is paying off as surging demand for the DB11 has the carmaker projecting a revenue bump of as much as 37% this year ahead of a potential initial public offering. Orders for the DB11, which debuted a year ago at the Geneva motor show, paced a 48% jump to ...

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