Nissan's global ambitions: with a firm handle on North American design innovation, the company's focus is now on freshening European designs

Automotive Industries, May, 2004 by John McCormick

But Nakamura says the biggest threat to Nissan's success both in the U.S. and Europe is that the company loses its design inspiration. Designing the next generation of widely praised models such as the Nisssan 350Z, Murano, Infiniti G35 and FX45 will "not be easy," he admits.