Nissan Americas’ Tavares Named New Renault COO in Wake of Spy Scandal
Carlos Tavares, the widely-respected CEO of Nissan Americas, will head to France as Renault's new COO. The move is a critical step in the wake of an espionage scandal at Renault - but as...
View ArticleMercedes Will Provide Platform for New Infiniti Luxury Car
Daimler, Nissan and Renault will significantly expand their 18-month-old alliance, CEOs Dieter Zetsche and Carlos Ghosn announced in Frankfurt, and among other things that means using a Mercedes-Benz...
View ArticleNissan-Renault Launch $1.8 Bil “Brazil Offensive”
Nissan and its alliance partner Renault will invest $1.8 billion in an aggressive campaign to double their market share in the booming Brazilian auto market over the next five years. As...
View ArticleNissan Targets Sales of 1.5 Mil Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2017 with Partner...
Nissan has laid out a six-year plan to become the world’s leading “green” automaker, with a target of selling a cumulative 1.5 million zero-emissions vehicles by 2017 in partnership with French...
View ArticleGM Takes 7% Stake in Peugeot.
GM has taken a 7% stake in France's PSA Peugeot Citroen, putting into gear a new trans-Atlantic alliance the partners hope will eventually yield billions in savings. In fact, reports...
View ArticleRenault in Black Despite European Setbacks
Renault posted a reasonably strong profit for 2012 -- in sharp contrast to the huge loss by French rival Peugeot. For 2013, Renault/Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn sees good times ahead -- everywhere but in...
View ArticleNissan, Renault Investing $5 Bil in India, Plan New “Ultra-Low Cost Cars” for...
A day after launching the revival of the once-familiar Datsun brand, Nissan and French partner Renault have outlined aggressive expansion plans in India and revealed they will jointly develop a new...
View ArticleBMW Strives for 100,000 Electric Vehicles by 2020
Looming tougher emissions standards in Europe has automakers on the continent hustling to find ways to make sure they meet the 2020 mandate. BMW plans to build more than 100,000 electric vehicles...
View ArticleNissan and Renault Set to Launch 10 Autonomous Vehicles by 2020
Already the top EV maker, Nissan and alliance partner Renault want to be the leader in autonomous vehicles, too, with 10 models coming by 2020. According to Ghosn, self-driving tech is one of many...
View ArticleGhosn Schedules, Abruptly Cancels, News Conference in Tokyo
Ousted former Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance chief Carlos Ghosn scheduled, then quickly cancelled, a news conference in Tokyo on Friday. He was expected to try to back up his claim that the case...
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