- [FONT=&]Official Q50 Off-line ceremony presided over by Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., and Johan de Nysschen, President of Infiniti Motor Company Ltd.[/FONT]
- [FONT=&]Q50 sets new benchmarks in the premium automotive sector [/FONT]
- [FONT=&]Sebastian Vettel, three-time world champion and Infiniti's Director of Performance, pays tribute to the Tochigi production team.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]The official off-line ceremony was presided over by Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., and Johan de Nysschen, President of Infiniti Motor Company Ltd.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]The Q50 is the first in the new generation of Infiniti vehicles. It sets fresh benchmarks in the areas of emotive styling, advanced technology and performance.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Premiered at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, the Q50 is at the heart of Infiniti's bold new model line-up.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Ghosn paid tribute to the production team at Tochigi and underlined their reputation for industry-leading manufacturing expertise.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]"Thanks to the skill and constant focus on performance improvement, Tochigi has a global reputation for producing top-quality vehicles. Year after year, Tochigi sets the benchmark for manufacturing quality standards," he said.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]"With the Q50, once again the Tochigi team has showcased their skill and expertise and proven the power of Japanese monozukuri."[/FONT]
[FONT=&]De Nysschen added that the Q50 was the opening salvo in Infiniti's new product portfolio under the "Q" naming structure which was launched in December last year.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]"The first Infiniti in our new line-up had to reflect the brand's core values of seductive design, passionate attention to detail, precision in fit and finish, exhilarating performance and a provocative challenge to the status quo. The Q50 certainly does that," he said.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]"This is the first step in the launch of our exciting global expansion plan."[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Three-time Formula One World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, played an active role in the testing and evaluation program of the Q50 in his capacity of Infiniti's Director of Performance.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]"The first Q50 is coming off the line today so congratulations. I am glad I was involved in the development of the Q50 and I wish you a very good 'birthday' and success for the future," he said in a congratulatory video message to the production team at Tochigi.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Vettel will assist in shaping the performance dynamics of Infiniti's future model line-up.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]The all-new Infiniti Q50, which will go on sale in the summer, is available with a technologically advanced V6 3.5-liter gas-electric hybrid and a gas 3.7-liter powertrain.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Striking design, a raft of breakthrough technologies such as Direct Adaptive Steering, and unprecedented levels of craftsmanship and performance are the distinctive qualities of the Q50.[/FONT]
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