Renault-Nissan Alliance may re-enter LCV segment in India

Denis Le Vot, Global Head of Renault-Nissan Alliance LCV business Paris: A year after the successful launch in China, Renault-Nissan Alliance is actively looking at re-entering the light commercial vehicle segment in India soon, a top level official told ETAuto during an interaction recently. “As far as Group Renault is concerned, we have been developing… Continue reading Renault-Nissan Alliance may re-enter LCV segment in India

Eco-friendly modes of transport for all | Letters

Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars Eco-friendly modes of transport for all The Nissan Leaf is a cheap, mass market, fully electric car, writes Stephen Emsley. And David Walker remembers South Yorkshire’s subsidised public transport system Nissan Leaf on Electric Avenue in Brixton. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for Nissan Christine Benning is right (Letters, 23 May).… Continue reading Eco-friendly modes of transport for all | Letters

Fiat-Renault: top duel between investment banks

Goldman against Goldman. While negotiations go into the heat between Fiat-Chrysler, Renault and Nissan and only three days after the announcement, the French camp evokes already a bonus faced with the offer of the Italians, a game at the top is emerging between the merchant banks. François-Xavier de Mallmann , fine connoisseur of the empire… Continue reading Fiat-Renault: top duel between investment banks

Nissan CEO sees no major downside to $35b FCA-Renault merger

Nissan sees no major downside to partnering with a combined Renault and Fiat Chrysler (FCA), it said on Wednesday in a lukewarm endorsement of the proposed $35 billion tie-up, which would complicate an already uneasy alliance. The leaders of Nissan Motor Co, France’s Renault SA and junior partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp gathered at Nissan‘s headquarters in Yokohama for a scheduled alliance meeting which was overshadowed… Continue reading Nissan CEO sees no major downside to $35b FCA-Renault merger

FCA, Renault face tall odds delivering on cost-cutting promises in merger

FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Renault SA promise huge savings from a mega-merger, but such combinations face tall odds because of the industry’s long product cycles and problems translating deal blueprints into real world success, industry veterans told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is seen at the U.S.… Continue reading FCA, Renault face tall odds delivering on cost-cutting promises in merger