'Worst is over' for luxury Infiniti brand

Nissan Motor Co's premium Infiniti brand, which lost its China head to a startup and saw deliveries slump in the country, will regain growth in the world's largest auto market in the second half of the year, said its top executive.

Growth momentum in China will pick up as it resolves a supply issue and introduces the new QX30 crossover at the end of this year, said Infiniti President Roland Krueger.

"We are looking at huge potential, still, for Infiniti," he said. "We need to tap into that."