Renault And Nissan Might Merge To Make One Company

The two brands - part of an alliance since 1999 - are reportedly in talks to merge and form a new company

29 Mar 2018

Renault And Nissan Might Merge To Make One Company

Renault and Nissan might be looking to take on the colossus that is VW Group in a deal of epic proportions. According to Bloomberg, the two companies are in discussions regarding a possible merger, taking the Renault-Nissan Alliance - which was formed in 1999 - to the next level.

Renault has a 43 per cent stake in Nissan, while the Japanese company owns 15 per cent of its French partner. The two already share engines and platforms, but the rumoured proposals would see a new company formed. Presumably, the two separate brands would remain, operating under a single parent company.

Mitsubishi was brought into the alliance in 2017, a year after Nissan…

However, a merger - said to have been discussed for several months now - is far from certain. Even if the companies decide to go ahead with a deal, there are potential stumbling blocks, Bloomberg’s unnamed insider sources claim, such as the French government owning a 15 per cent stake in Renault.

A spokesperson for the alliance “said the group doesn’t comment on rumors and speculation,” Bloomberg reports.

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Comments

Can someone make a GTR-Dezir-mixed picture please??

Idk how to feel ‘bout this!

Eeehhh, I dunno how I feel about this.

It looks.. challenged.

CEASE

It would sound so weird to to say the company name and then the iconic model names like 370Z and GT-R. :/

By what i understood you will still be able to say Nissan GTR or Renault Megane RS, just like you can still say VW Golf R and Audi RS3. There would be a new “overboss” brand, but the cars would keep their names.