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...Even after the drop, the company is still valued at $19bn, making it more valuable than Nissan, Renault or Volvo Cars....
...That valuation still makes it worth more than Hyundai, Nissan or Renault....
...stakes (BBG) KKR is mystery firm looking to buy $1bn Adler’s assets (BBG) Facebook faces FTC probe over its internal research (Wall Street Journal) Al Gore launches climate change asset manager (FT) Ex-Nissan...
...(FT) Broken glass Few executives at Nissan emerged unscathed following ex-chief Carlos Ghosn’s arrest and ousting....
...(Vanity Fair) Powering up Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess isn’t giving up on the German carmaker’s aspirations to enter the electric car ring, competing with the likes of Tesla and the Renault-Nissan alliance...
...Waymo has since entered into deals with Jaguar — agreeing to buy up to 20,000 vehicles in 2018 — as well as Volvo, Renault and Nissan....
...He also suggested that a Renault Nissan alliance, announced with no details last year, could lead to the launch of driverless taxi services in France and Japan fronted by the carmakers....
...Nissan also has a new chief operating officer, Ashwani Gupta, who is the COO at Nissan’s partner Mitsubishi. The basic rule seems to be that if you had ties with Ghosn, you’re gone....
...Lebanon pressed for Carlos Ghosn’s return one week before the former Nissan chairman escaped from Tokyo and Google Health has created a system that can identify breast cancer more accurately than radiologists...
...has named Luca de Meo, a former Volkswagen and Fiat executive, as its chief executive as the French carmaker looks to stem falling sales and repair a fractured relationship with Japanese alliance partner Nissan...
...On Thursday, Renault and Nissan announced a deal with Waymo, the self-driving vehicle offshoot of Google-owner Alphabet. Wisely, they did not specify how grand their ambitions might be....
...Mr Muenier worked across a number of positions at Nissan, including sales and marketing chief for North America, and running Nissan in Canada....
...“As we continue our work through the midterm plan to evolve our business to meet changing consumer behaviour, Nissan aims to be an early provider of driverless mobility service,” said Nissan chief executive...
...Smart reads Rescuing the Renault-Nissan alliance A year on from the arrest of Carlos Ghosn the alliance is fighting for its place in a car industry beset by falling sales, the global trade war, and burdensome...
...Nissan declined to comment on either recommendation....
...round-up Hedge fund TCI vows to punish directors over climate change (FT) UK competition watchdog probes Google’s $2.6bn Looker deal (FT) Why airlines are rushing to add premium economy seats (FT) Nissan...
...Renault’s board has voted to oust its chief executive Thierry Bolloré, who held the job for less than two years, in a bid to ease tensions in its alliance with Japan’s Nissan. More here....
...But while Waymo orders vehicles from Fiat and Jaguar Land Rover and has announced international service deals with Nissan and Renault, it is “the only company that develops its entire hardware and software...
...The French government is scratching its head as well: “We have no information about the charges that have been made against Carlos Ghosn by Nissan, or the charges that are passed on by Nissan to the Japanese...
...Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi are to install technology into their cars that will allow motorists to use Google Maps, control music by speaking and even predict breakdowns....
...Planners such as New York’s Robert Moses believed it was the future, and their vision shapes the US today....
...Corporate earnings reports out today include Nissan Motor, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, CapitaLand, Square Enix, Link REIT, Inpex and Olympus....
...Carmaker Nissan fell as much as 2.4 per cent after the company said it would suspend domestic production in the wake of an inspection scandal....
...Nissan was down as much as 5.4 per cent after it temporarily suspended new vehicle registrations in Japan....
...Carmaker Nissan fell as much as 4.8 per cent after the company reported a 1.1 per cent decline in net profit in the first quarter, falling short of analysts forecasts....
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