Comments on: Renault-Nissan to seek partnership with Ford or Chrysler?

By: TOZO

TOZO — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:08:14 +0000

Just merge Renault and Nissan already. It’ll slim down the accounting work. But Ford or Chrysler? Why does Ghosn believe he needs them? North American capacity is full he says, but sales have pretty much been steady (Up 3% this year) – Not moving like Toyota anyway. A few percentage points doesn’t really mean Nissan means too much more space.

By: Gogogodzilla

Gogogodzilla — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:34:42 +0000

I’m thinking the same thing here. It’d be a natural for Ford and Renault/Nissan to form a partership.

Maybe with some Renault/Nissan leadership, Ford might actually bring the Euro-Focus and the Mondeo out for sale here in the states.

For it sure won’t happen under the current Ford leadership.

By: GarbageMotorsCo

GarbageMotorsCo — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:59:44 +0000

It seems like a natural choice for Nissan and Ford to merge. They’ve worked together in the past on the Villager/Quest minivans. Now, Chrysler in there? That’s just weird.

By: rerone

rerone — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:50:48 +0000

Hey I know. Do an alliance with Chrysler. Rename one of those crappy Chrysler front wheel drivers the Reliance just like in the 80’s when Chrysler had an alliance with Renault. It’s come full circle.

By: GMCsyclone#478

GMCsyclone#478 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:21:30 +0000

wasnt it nissan that approached gm/ford and got shot down? not the other way around?

By: Hyperion

Hyperion — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:06:20 +0000

This isn’t a good move for Ford to take. They have everything they need to make a turnaround already, it’s just that intention hasn’t translated into action (as usual for Ford). What the heck is Alan Mullay doing for them at this time?

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:21:34 +0000

No, they want to bankrupt whatever company is foolish enough to fall for their alliance (in essence they want to take down as many auto manufacturers with them as possible).

By: LP640

LP640 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:29:07 +0000

nissan must have a death wish if they are willing to team up with Ford

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:13:40 +0000

Once bitten twice shy.

Chrysler won’t bite this bait.

Ford is big enough, still, to prevent a takeover like DCX was. But they have Mazda in their pocket. It might be a bad move to sign on with another Japanese automaker, no matter how good and a French maker who might not translate well in the group.

Time will tell.

By: Htay5500

Htay5500 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:12:16 +0000

im eager to hear the sales for all carmakers fromthe past month.

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:22:13 +0000

bryce your rite, other than lln enthusiasts, nobody i talk to know that gm and toyota have been holding hands for years now. even with joint products like the vibe/matrix……anyways the point is consumers will never know.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:01:58 +0000

maximus,
Toyota’s growth didn’t only affect the Big Three. This is oversimplification on my part, but Nissan is to Toyota and Honda what Dodge is to GM and FoMoCo. Nissan may be in a much better position than the former DCX, however, the company is hoping for a rebound. Consider GMICT. In the retail sector you’d think GM was foolish to partner with Isuzu. And disregarding Isuzu retail, their cooperation has led to much success. So what I’m getting at is this: Ford has a lot to offer to Nissan. In many instances (probably most) I doubt there will be advertising making it obvious that the two are working together. The average consumer won’t know the difference.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:00:07 +0000

Doent’ need them but they could go a long way in helping each other. Ford has extra factory capacity. Nissan needs factory capacity. Ford needs to restructure factory worker debt. Nissan could carry some of the debt while Ford restructures. BOth companies would be stonger oin the long run and able to compete on a better footing. I think Mullally is a fan of Toyota though

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:40:05 +0000

Hasnt Ghosn already stated that he doesnt need Ford’s or GM’s services?

By: maximus

maximus — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:32:38 +0000

Nissan is among the best car companies out there, why would they want to dilute their imaging by partnering up with failing entities? That is counterproductive.

By: BryceStrong

BryceStrong — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:26:12 +0000

I think Nissan and Ford could both use each other in the truck department. Nissan needs to market itself ahead of Toyota. After all, Toyota still has no idea how to produce a competitive full-size truck. And Ford, given its leverage, might able to use some Nissan engineering to produce an even better truck. If Ford maintains its position and Nissan is placed in a better position to combat Toyota, American trucks will never lose ground to the Japanese. Toyota hasn’t even overtaken Dodge yet. Now is an opportune time to ‘kill it before it grows’.

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:01:03 +0000

if ford does this then we get rebadged nissans and mazdas as fords?

By: 400horseSS

400horseSS — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:00:43 +0000

or i could possibly see all three merging together, hey they’d be bigger than toyota

By: 400horseSS

400horseSS — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:55:57 +0000

ford needs to o something and fast