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If Nissan doesn't survive, Toyota will have the LandCruiser segment all to itself.
Mitsubishi is also part of the alliance. Last edited by EBSXR6; Today at 12:43 PM. |
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If we go back far enough, I suppose one could say the European/British makers dominated the market, then the Americans, and then Nissan et al rode the Japanese wave. Toyota rode that wave to a position of global importance, the others really only clung on.
They were first challenged by the improved quality of Korean offerings, and newly affordable "Europeans", and now China is swamping the market. Just like everything else. All our computers, tvs, etc, are made in China, it was only a matter of time before the vehicle market followed. China, which itself is the biggest polluter in the world, has conned the rest of us that we need to save the planet by buying EVs, meanwhile they've been steaming ahead with EV development and production.
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I'm not up to speed but why does Renault selling down it's ownership % and it's not all
of their holding they are selling at the moment, put Nissan at risk? |
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The current vehicle is well sorted and has a great engine. |
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Oh it's pretty cheap and nastily slapped together, also torque limited massively because probably has drive line components made out of used prophylactics
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Renault gave Nissan the ZD30...........
Renault shall burn in hell. |
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Unsure why they didn’t fit this for their half arsed update last year, fitting that touch screen in the Patrol dash looks worse and more out of place than a crack heads double din hash job on his VZ Commodore or AU Falcon. |
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They are all equal partners in the alliance, and supposedly the shareholder acts to keep them all acting in mutual best interests. Collectively, the Alliance is a big player. I guess the concern is that Renault is cooling on the Alliance, and may seek to unwind their participation
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Another brand in trouble of going bankrupt.
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