Nissan Sues Battery Supplier It Blames for Power-Sapped Cars
- Car giant seeks damages for about 900,000 batteries from FIAMM
- FIAMM says the problem was with Nissan’s battery system
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Nissan Motor Co. is demanding 122 million euros ($145 million) in damages from an Italian supplier it accuses of supplying about 900,000 faulty starter batteries that left customers with undercharged cars.
The Japanese car giant is suing FIAMM Energy Technology S.p.A. in a London court, claiming the faulty starter batteries sparked a flurry of warranty claims from disgruntled owners of U.K.-built Qashqai and Juke models.