Nissan Motor Co.， Japan's No.3 automaker， will delay a target to sell 4.2 million vehicles globally in the business year to end-March 2009， as demand for its cars falls short of expectations， a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

　　Carlos Ghosn， chief executive of Nissan and French partner Renault SA， is due to confirm an updated plan along with Nissan's 2006/07 results on April 26， the source said. Nissan， 44 percent-owned by Renault.

　　熟悉內(nèi)情的人士上周日表示，由于汽車的需求不如預(yù)期，日本第三大汽車制造商日產(chǎn)汽車公司將延后原定的銷售目標。此前日產(chǎn)曾表示，在截至2009年3月的那個財年，該公司要達到全球銷售420萬輛車的目標。

　　據(jù)悉，日產(chǎn)汽車首席執(zhí)行官戈恩和法國合作伙伴