Mercedes, Renault and Nissan jumping into bed!
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Daimler AG and the Renault SA-Nissan Motor Co. alliance will take small stakes in each other and jointly develop small cars...
Renault-Nissan will supply three- and four-cylinder engines for Daimler's new range of small Mercedes cars, while Nissan will get four- and six-cylinder engines from Daimler's Mercedes-Benz division for its premium Infiniti brand.
The deal, which will also include sharing engines and cooperating in small commercial vans, will reap about €2 billion ($2.68 billion) in additional profits for France-based Renault and Japan-based Nissan over the next five years, said Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of both Renault and Nissan. Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said his German company would achieve similar savings.
The next generation of Daimler's two-seat Smart car and a new four-seat version will share the same basic design as the next generation of Renault's Twingo. The two-seat version will be made at Daimler's Hambach plant in France, while the four-seater will be produced at Renault's factory in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527023035...
Renault-Nissan will supply three- and four-cylinder engines for Daimler's new range of small Mercedes cars, while Nissan will get four- and six-cylinder engines from Daimler's Mercedes-Benz division for its premium Infiniti brand.
The deal, which will also include sharing engines and cooperating in small commercial vans, will reap about €2 billion ($2.68 billion) in additional profits for France-based Renault and Japan-based Nissan over the next five years, said Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of both Renault and Nissan. Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said his German company would achieve similar savings.
The next generation of Daimler's two-seat Smart car and a new four-seat version will share the same basic design as the next generation of Renault's Twingo. The two-seat version will be made at Daimler's Hambach plant in France, while the four-seater will be produced at Renault's factory in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527023035...
No point re-inventing the wheel for small cars and they'll be better off in bed with Renault-Nissan than with Chrysler in any case.
The A and B class Mercs don't get marketed in North America for some reason although the Smart does. The tie-up will presumably fill a gap in everybody's business plan as the French have been absent from North America for years and Nissan seem only to offer larger cars there at present.
Can't see it making much difference in Europe where all the brands have a clear presence already.
The A and B class Mercs don't get marketed in North America for some reason although the Smart does. The tie-up will presumably fill a gap in everybody's business plan as the French have been absent from North America for years and Nissan seem only to offer larger cars there at present.
Can't see it making much difference in Europe where all the brands have a clear presence already.
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