Despite exploring an alliance with General Motors last year, Nissan-Renault is not interested in acquiring DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler division, said a Nissan official. While Nissan-Renault is open to new partnerships, it is not looking at a new partnership right now because it is focused on its own financial woes, said a Nissan spokeswoman.
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of […]

With the merger talks between Nissan-Renault and GM long over, Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan and Renault, has said that the next time he goes looking for a partner, it will be on Nissan-Renault’s terms and timing. Right now Nissan and Renault have other, more pressing needs than looking for a third member for the […]

Nissan may be joining the world of Formula 1 in the near future, according to French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche. The automaker may link up with former team owner Alain Prost and be on track as early as 2008. Four-time world champion Prost is reported to have spoken with Nissan and Renault CEO […]

As expected, the Renault F1 team has announced that the Dutch financial group ING will replace Mild Seven cigarettes as the teams title sponsor for the next three years. The F1 team will now be known as ING Renault Formula 1 Team. The team and will wear Mild Seven’s colors for the final time at […]

According to U.K.’s AutoExpress, Renault is finally about to take advantage of its recent success in Formula One with a Renaultsport-badged two-seater roadster in the style of the Mazda MX-5.
Renaultsport chief Alain Dassas said, “We will introduce a small sports car and use our grand prix image to sell it. F1 has a high level […]

Renault unveiled its unique Nepta concept car, a four-seater cabriolet, at the Paris Motor Show last week. The Nepta features a unique door system, which opens the entire sides of the car open — gullwing-style — to provide access to the front and rear seats.
The Nepta is powered by a 420-hp V6, which Renault says […]

Ever since the news broke that the potential alliance between General Motors and Nissan-Renault had been scrapped, speculation began that Nissan-Renault may be interested in launching talks with Ford. Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and Nissan Motor, has said he is interested in discussions with Ford, and former Ford CEO, Bill Ford, contacted Carlos Ghosn […]

While analysts say a Ford-Nissan-Renault alliance is likely an even longer shot than the aborted alliance with GM, Renault SA and Nissan Motor may be interested in talks with Ford Motor. Following the end of discussions with GM over the American automaker’s demand for compensation to join the alliance, Nissan said it was still interested […]

Following the decision to terminate discussions with Nissan and Renault on forming a three-way alliance, General Motors’ CEO, Rick Wagoner, provided some remarks about how the decision came about. This followed the unanimous decision by GM’s Board of Directors that the structure of the proposed alliance would not be in the best interests of GM […]

Following earlier reports from The Wall Street Journal, which cited an unnamed person familiar with the discussions, General Motors, Renault and Nissan have released the following joint press release about the status of the talks. The outcome is that the automakers have agreed to terminate discussions regarding a proposed alliance between the three companies.
General Motors, […]