6 October 2016 1:29 pm / 3 comments
The strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler is entering its seventh year now, and bosses of the carmakers said that the relationship is “maturing” at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, while highlighting recent and upcoming joint projects.
“The partnership between Daimler and the Alliance has grown and matured. It is based on a spirit of cooperation and trust that has strengthened over the years. The results have clearly benefitted both partners. By sharing development and production costs, we have been able to enter new segments and offer our customers more compelling vehicles with the latest technology and features at more competitive prices,” said Alliance chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn.
Après Renault, Nissan renonce à l alliance avec Mercedes
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The winds of change are whistling through the pickup market, with the choice of 10 brands slashed to just four as big players desert the sector en masse.
Nissan and Mitsubishi will be gone by the start of next year, following Mercedes-Benz and Fiat out of the door.
Great Wall scurried back to China some time ago, having failed to bloody the noses of more illustrious foes despite heavily undercutting them on price.
And Volkswagen has pulled the plug on its Amarok, too – although it will return as a rebadged Ford Ranger sometime next year.
Nissan and Mercedes blame underwhelming pickup sales, while Mitsubishi’s top brass have decided to sack off the European automotive market altogether. All of them also have the challenge, and expense, of emissions regulations to contend with – choppy waters to navigate when your buyers are clamouring for big, powerful engines.
By Marcus Williams2021-03-12T07:30:00+00:00
As part of an agreement to build on joint purchasing and vehicle standardisation announced by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi (RNM) Alliance last year, Mitsubishi Motors will begin selling two models procured from Groupe Renault in selected European markets in 2023.
According to the Alliance, the two (as yet unnamed) vehicles badged as Mitsubishi will be produced by Renault in France, though the company would not reveal at which plants they will be manufactured. The vehicles will be based on Renault platforms but with “differentiations that reflect Mitsubishi brand’s DNA”, said the Alliance.
Mitsubishi currently has a relatively small share of the European market and does not manufacture vehicles in the region. In July 2020 the Japanese carmaker went so far as to announce it would stop new car development for the European market as part of Alliance plans to reduce model investments across the three companies. However, the latest
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