Nissan Says Datsun Cars May Generate 7% Operating Margins

Nissan Motor Co. said its low-end Datsun business in markets including India and Indonesia will generate operating margins of as high as 7 percent as it shares the parent’s development facilities and distribution network.

Datsun’s operating profit will probably average between 4 percent and 7 percent of revenue through the life cycle of the brand, Vincent Cobee, head of Datsun, said in an interview this week at Nissan’s headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.