Tag: Renault

Nissan picks Sakamoto as board candidate after Seki’s sudden resignation

FILE PHOTO: Nissan Executive Vice President Hideyuki Sakamoto poses with the carmaker’s logo in the showroom at the carmaker’s headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) chose executive vice president Hideyuki Sakamoto as a candidate for the board of directors, the company said on Friday, following… Continue reading Nissan picks Sakamoto as board candidate after Seki’s sudden resignation

Mitsubishi to phase out diesel vehicles

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors has decided to stop developing new diesel engines, Nikkei has learned. The Japanese automaker will eliminate diesel versions of its key car models by the end of 2021 and significantly reduce the size of its existing diesel vehicle business. Diesel engine vehicles are falling out of favor, especially in Europe, with… Continue reading Mitsubishi to phase out diesel vehicles

Nidec’s charismatic founder still in search for a successor

TOKYO — Japanese motor maker Nidec is to hire Jun Seki, the vice chief operating officer at Nissan Motor, as a potential candidate for president. Seki is the third outside executive recruited by Shigenobu Nagamori, Nidec’s chairman and chief executive, as a candidate for the position.  Like Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group’s president and chief executive, and Tadashi Yanai, president and… Continue reading Nidec’s charismatic founder still in search for a successor

Renault India to focus on petrol run vehicles; phases out Lodgy

CHENNAI: French auto-major Renault India would focus on petrol run products and has lined up new variants of its existing models, besides a new “sub-4 metre SUV” in 2020, a top company official said on Tuesday. Renault India Operations, Country CEO, Venkatram Mamillapalle said the company would roll out the BS-VI range of products and… Continue reading Renault India to focus on petrol run vehicles; phases out Lodgy

Renault India plans e-mobility drive from 2021, one new ICE model every year

Renault India, a fully owned subsidiary of Renault SAS France says it will phase out of diesel vehicles in India and will come up with newer launches in the next 2-3 years, while expanding its dealership network to around 370 outlets by 2022. Before that, the company also plans to launch an EV in the… Continue reading Renault India plans e-mobility drive from 2021, one new ICE model every year

Nissan sells 417,913 vehicles globally in November 2019, down 10.3%

Nissan has recently released its monthly sales report for the month of November 2019 and the document shows that Nissan has sold a total of 417,913 vehicles in the month. A decline of 10.3 percent in comparison to November 2018 figures. In the year to date, January to November, Nissan sold a total of 4,719,675… Continue reading Nissan sells 417,913 vehicles globally in November 2019, down 10.3%

Without Carlos Ghosn, the Nissan-Renault Alliance Has Started to Crack – Wall Street Journal

It took a year without Carlos Ghosn for the auto makers he once led to realize what he had been doing for two decades: keeping Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA from coming apart at the seams. Since Mr. Ghosn was arrested in November 2018, insiders at the companies said the two partners, lacking a… Continue reading Without Carlos Ghosn, the Nissan-Renault Alliance Has Started to Crack – Wall Street Journal

ADO Coupe: the new sports car bringing motor manufacturing back to Scotland – HeraldScotland

A new sports car is set to become among the first Scottish-built models since the days of Linwood. Sandra Dick reflects on a golden age of motoring A rock-hard bench to sit on. No windows, no roof, no mirrors, not even a steering wheel and with brakes that were optional, significantly raising the risk should… Continue reading ADO Coupe: the new sports car bringing motor manufacturing back to Scotland – HeraldScotland

Nissan’s new No. 3 Seki jumps ship to Nidec

TOKYO — Nissan Motor‘s turnaround efforts suffered a heavy blow as Jun Seki, who assumed one of the automaker’s three new leadership posts just a month ago, will leave the company to join Japanese motor maker Nidec as early as February, Nikkei learned on Tuesday. Seki is seen as a potential candidate to become Nidec’s… Continue reading Nissan’s new No. 3 Seki jumps ship to Nidec