Nissan Leaf Sales Falter In Europe Ahead of Electric Ariya Launch. “Nissan didn’t upgrade the Leaf enough to keep pace and it made a mistake not using liquid coolant and opting for air-cooled batteries and that made problems for lots of owners” The Nissan Leaf was the Tesla of its time, leading the world’s march […]
Nissan Embraces Post-Brexit Britain For Auto Production, May Double Output. “In certain circumstances, our competitiveness is improved. For some of the cases it is par. It depends on which car, but competitiveness is definitely improved in electric vehicles” Nissan of Japan, in an apparent change of direction, said Britain’s Brexit deal will be an overall […]
Renault Nissan Rescue Plan Looks Like Short-term Spin. “It sounds like a weak solution, a bad compromise. It leaves a lot of room for future conflict. It seems to me that it risks weakening the identities of both brands” The Renault Nissan alliance has put existential power struggles between French and Japan on the backburner, […]
Renault-Nissan Tries To Tweak Current Deal. “The big disadvantage remains. It is a collaboration that is more complicated and slower to make decisions than a classic company” The Renault Nissan Mitsubishi alliance has been treading water for a couple years as the partners struggled to solve basic problems of ownership and direction. Could the French-Japanese […]
Will The Renault, Nissan Alliance Flourish Or Whither? “Renault is still without a leader. The new CEO Luca de Meo, hired from VW’s SEAT, is still on gardening leave and won’t take control until July” News is expected this week which will either cement the Renault-Nissan alliance for the foreseeable future, or send its French […]
France Must Make Nissan Concessions For Renault’s Sake. “We firmly believe the relationship between Renault and Nissan and hence the Alliance is broken and most likely beyond the point of repair” Renault faces an isolated and precarious future as its alliance with Nissan stumbles and possibly fails. There is only one sensible route which might […]
Nissan Leaf Sales Falter As Competitors Improve. “the restyled, 2nd generation Leaf which launched in 2018 landed with a “thud” The Nissan Leaf was an early starter in the electric car race on both sides of the Atlantic, but has fallen behind as more brazen competitors like the Tesla Model 3 came up not only […]
Nissan Leaf e+ 3.ZERO review. For – improved styling, bigger battery, more range and power. Against – too expensive, questionable range. *** Price £40,320 (eligible for £3,500 government grant) Competition – Kia Niro, Hyundai Kona electric, Hyundai Ioniq, Audi e-Tron, Jaguar I-Pace, Tesla Model 3, VW e-Golf Nissan has updated the electric Leaf with a […]
Renault’s Plan To Merge With Nissan, FCA, Raises Doubts. “This idea is half-baked, politically almost impossible to deliver and even if achieved, the resulting company would be unmanageable” PSA Group of France was said to be interested in buying Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), then its compatriot Renault was reportedly not only about to seek a […]
Nissan European Loses Mount. “the Qashqai is now facing more rivals, which are more modern” Nissan of Japan’s credit rating was downgraded this week by Standard & Poors because of its creaking performance in the U.S. and China, but Europe is now becoming a cause for concern as sales dive and losses deepen. Nissan Europe […]
