M&A Is In The Air For Automakers

The Morning Run Crew

28-Mar-19 07:30

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France’s Renault intends to restart merger talks with Japan’s Nissan Motor within 12 months, as well as a possible bid to buy Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Fiat Chrysler is seeking a partnership or merger including Peugeot-maker PSA Group of France.

The plans signal a return to the strategies supported by former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn who was ousted as Nissan chair and arrested in Tokyo on financial misconduct charges of under-reporting his salary

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Sharidz Abdullah and Julian Ng

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Categories: Business Analysis, Auto, Trends and Forecasts, Markets, Investments

Tags: Renault, Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, Volkswagen, Fiat, Peugeot,

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