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M&A Is In The Air For Automakers

The Morning Run Crew

28-Mar-19 07:30

M&A Is In The Air For Automakers

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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