Infiniti Installs New Chief for Americas

Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti luxury car unit has named Randy Parker, 48, to head the brand's activities in the Americas, effective immediately.

He replaces Michael Bartsch, Porsche's former U.S. chief operating officer, who held the job for the past two years.

Parker's challenge will be to jumpstart Infiniti sales, which have stalled in the U.S. in large part because a lack of new product. The first new model to the rescue, the stylish Q30 small crossover, will arrive late this year. Others aren't expected until 2016 and 2017.