Nissan and Renault heart Chrysler, seek menage-a-trois
General Motors may be seeking some sort of coupling with Chrysler but apparently there is another would-be suitor waiting beneath the balcony. And this one brought roses. The perpetually-troubled maker of Hemi's and recent
So what's all this corporate hanky-panky mean for ABG readers? Renault, Nissan and Chrysler are all talking up electric cars in 2010. The kind of buying synergy for things like batteries and control systems resulting from the tie-up could go some distance toward making future EV products from the tri-glomerate cost competitive with the other global auto-makers out there. If it also brought some eco-friendly Renaults to Chrysler sales lots, that would be a plus.
[Source: Detroit News]
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Amtoro 2:12PM (10/22/2008)
Why did you guys use that Renault logo? it dates back from the 1920's....
By the way, I grew up surrounded by Renaults and even had a Twingo Université of my own; I'd love to see that make in the US.
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Domenick Yoney 3:34PM (10/22/2008)
I was going to use the modern diamond but then I stumbled across the old one and decided to use that because of the shape. It was supposed to resemble a face somewhat. Perhaps if you squint...a lot....