Nissan

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. will invest $300 million in South America over the next five years in an effort to build sales in the region to 150,000 units by 2010. The automaker will use majority-owner Renault SA's factories and dealers, plus the two automakers will unite back-office functions. Nissan first plans to produce the Frontier pickup at the new Renault factory located on the outskirts of Curitiba,

byWARD'S AUTO WORLD STAFF