According to Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn calls for a boycott of Nissan have been hitting Internet chat rooms. His company issued a statement stressing that "it is a Japanese company which has been in the U.S. for a very long time. Its correlation with France is very remote."
His opponents may counter with the fact that 44.4% ownership, while still a minority, shows far from remote ties. Nissan, for the record, owns 15% of Renault.
With the war nearing its end, Saddam effectively driven out of office either by death or exile and coalition forces victorious, American relations with France and other opposing countries, Canada included, will most likely begin to improve, providing that everyone involved can keep their collective mouths shut and lend a hand in the war's aftermath. Nissan will surely breathe a sigh of relief when this process begins.