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Nissan's CEO on leading in chaos: be fast and be flexible
NSANYNissan Motor(NSANY) CNBC·2025-06-04 14:49

If you've just taken the top job, Nissan's new CEO Ivan Espinosa has some advice for you.Espinosa steps into the role at a turbulent time for the global auto industry — with slowing EV sales, intensifying competition from China, and new tariffs threatening profits."Keep the optimism up, because the environment is very tough, and you don't want to get overwhelmed," Espinosa told CNBC on Wednesday. "If you get overwhelmed, you can paralyze — and paralysis is not what you need in the current environment. You n ...