Tag: Nissan

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

Nissan tells Renault ‘not opposed’ to Fiat Chrysler merger plan -Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan on Wednesday told Renault it wasn’t opposed to its partner’s potential $35 billion merger with Fiat Chrysler, the Nikkei newspaper said, as the two met to hash out the future of their alliance amid a deal that could upend the auto industry. FILE PHOTO: The logos of car manufacturers Renault and… Continue reading Nissan tells Renault ‘not opposed’ to Fiat Chrysler merger plan -Nikkei

How Renault, Fiat Chrysler could save through sharing

(Reuters) – If French automaker Renault green-lights a proposed merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the companies almost immediately could begin saving money by consolidating components and basic structures on many of their most popular vehicles, an industry analyst said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is seen at the U.S. headquarters… Continue reading How Renault, Fiat Chrysler could save through sharing

Blindsided by FCA-Renault talks, Nissan risks being left by the roadside

TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – Nissan found out about Renault’s merger talks with Fiat Chrysler just days before they became public, four sources told Reuters, stoking fears at the Japanese carmaker that a deal could further weaken its position in a 20-year alliance with Renault. FILE PHOTO: A finished Nissan Altima comes off of the flex line… Continue reading Blindsided by FCA-Renault talks, Nissan risks being left by the roadside