Commitment on Nissan parts

Press, 6 October 1989, Page 42

Commitment on Nissan parts

Steps to keep the price of replacement parts of locally supplied Nissan cars as low as possible are being taken by Nissan New Zealand as it also moves to maintain a supply of parts for used Nissan vehicles being imported from Japan. Believing that they are not m the best longterm interests of buyers and New Zealand, Nissan does not support the trade in used imports, and does not encourage its dealers to import used vehicles, because of the difficulty in obtaining replacement parts and the fact that it could harm Nissan’s relationships with cusHowever, it will not turn its back on the thousands of New Zealanders who now own a used Nissan which has been imported from Tanan No matter what the source, Nissan will support its product, according to Jack McCoskrie, deputymanaging director of Nissan New Zealand. “We will supply parts for used Nissan vehicles imported from Japan wherever possible, but we do not want to penalise buyers of locally supplied Nissan vehicles and we do not want to risk our customer car programme, which is setting new standards in New Zealand for service, he said. Nissan New Zealand has built up a computerbased supply of 55,000 on-line items to provide replacement parts on demand from the 1 company’s national parts centre for locally supplied Nissan vehicles. It will be expanded to include parts for used Nissan imports that have a rapid turnover and can be readily identified as a part common to a larger number of vehicles owned in New Zealand.