Nissan taps ‘real car guy’ Ivan Espinosa as new CEO, succeeding Makoto Uchida

Two Nissan executives pose with thumbs up at a car race. — Ivan Espinosa, right, at the 2023 Tokyo ePrix race with Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida, will take over from Uchida April 1 in a management shuffle meant to speed the carmaker's restructuring. (HANS GREIMEL/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)

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March 11, 2025 12:24 PM

TOKYO — Embattled Nissan Motor Co. has appointed Ivan Espinosa its new CEO, entrusting the product planning chief to turbocharge a plodding turnaround plan started by outgoing boss Makoto Uchida, who will step down after a fitful five years at the helm leading the Japanese carmaker into the post-Carlos Ghosn era.

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