It’s going to be interesting seeing Ghosn standing in front of a Mitsubishi in stead of a Nissan or Renault. However the empire, aka Alliance, grows larger. In 2012, global sales of all zero-emission vehicles across Renault Nissan were 43,829 units, up 83.8% from 2011 as Nissan LEAF sales increased worldwide and Renault launched two more EVs. The Alliance’s worldwide zero-emission market share stood at 64%, excluding Twizy, Renault’s two-seater urban commuter. Since sales began in December 2010 to the end of 2012, the Alliance sold 67,723 zero-emission vehicles globally. Billions of dollars are at stake for shareholders in this EV investment that is thus far behind its original sales goals.