Four days ago, Nissan announced the start of pre-sales of the Nissan Ariya in Japan. The Ariya is a new 100% all-electric crossover SUV. Once Japan gets it this winter, the world will follow soon after, perhaps starting spring 2022. The Japanese automakers have this habit of creating cars exclusively … [continued]
The rumor mill is working overtime and suggesting Renault and Nissan may soon dissolve their decade-long alliance. If so, will they find other partners?
The Japanese justice system is not functioning on the “presumed innocent until proven guilty” principle that is the foundation of western law. Nor does it know the principle that punishment should be administered after the conviction, not before.
Renault says it is working on a larger electric car to compete with the Tesla Model 3 and VW ID 3 but has offered no details about what it will be or when it might become available.
Could Ford and General Motors merge? Anything could happen as the EV revolution picks up speed.
While Nissan’s executives deny it, many in the automotive media and even Carlos Ghosn himself think his arrest was orchestrated by Nissan executives to prevent a merger with Renault. If this is true, then the executives have indeed shot themselves in the foot.
On March 9th, 1954, Carlos Ghosn was born in Brazil. A full 65 years later, the best we can say about this day is that he did not spend the day in jail.
The new Renault ZOE S Edition boasts better features and more affordability. Find out what it means for our European drivers as an alternative to the Nissan LEAF.
Tesla’s Elon Musk recently tweeted, “Great electric car documentary about early days of Tesla, GM Volt, Nissan Leaf & Gadget. So much has happened since then.” Indeed. With the spotlight shining so brightly on Elon and Tesla, it’s hard to remember how far the man (and the company) have come since the early days. Many of the early struggles surrounding Tesla were captured in this fascinating flick, Revenge of the Electric Car.
History is sometimes ironic.
The French state saw Carlos Ghosn’s refusal to merge Nissan into Renault as an obstacle to the growth of the former national car company. They attributed it to his megalomania, and not to sentiments within Nissan and Japan. He could only keep his job at Renault when he promised to make the alliance irreversible, nearly as good as a full merger. That job would be for his successor.
