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While much of the green auto market is focused on gas-electric hybrid vehicles, it's interesting to note the production of all-electric vehicles and the vertical infrastructure they require to become a profitable venture for car companies and the companies that are in support of them. For example, on a...
Posted on July 10, 2009 3:50 PM
Japan's Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:NSANY), slated to receive a piece of the $25 billion the U.S. Department of Energy set aside for makers of fuel-efficient cars, will debut its first electric vehicle in August. Nissan plans to sell the cars -- with a 100-mile battery life -- in Japan...
Posted on June 23, 2009 10:23 AM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's desire to help the auto industry in France is raising the hackles of his European neighbors, who think his moves are protectionist. Renault SA and Peugeot Citroen will split €6 billion ($7.7 billion) in loans, though Renault chief Carlos Ghosn says that number may have to...
Posted on February 10, 2009 3:40 PM
CD has been keeping an eye on developments in the auto industry's global push to make energy-efficient vehicles and the infrastructure to support their sale. Here's the latest: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., majority owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., just invested HK$1.8 billion ($230 million), in China's BYD Co....
Posted on September 29, 2008 5:10 PM
In February, CD thought Chrysler LLC would make a good joint venture partner for Nissan Motor Co. since the automakers signed a shared manufacturing deal for a small car in South America. In April, the automakers signed a second deal for a small car to be sold in North America, Europe and other global markets in 2010, manufactured at Nissan's Oppama Plant in Japan. That deal also included a plan for a full-size pickup in the U.S. by 2011. What we didn't expect ...
Posted on August 7, 2008 11:00 AM
As oil prices skyrocket and U.S. car sales slump, automobile manufacturers around the world are driving more business deals into Russia, which now outpaces all European auto markets. General Motors Corp. and GAZ, a Russian carmaker, are planning a $1 billion joint venture to create a light-vehicles unit. The venture...
Posted on July 25, 2008 11:33 AM
It's normal that when two firm's decide to team up via joint venture they may have to build a manufacturing plant or synchronize operations. What's atypical is setting up a vertical countrywide infrastructure by teaming with governments and numerous companies in numerous industries. That's what's required for the electric vehicle JV between Nissan Motor and Renault.
Posted on July 10, 2008 8:33 AM
Betting on the future of hybrid vehicles, South Korea's Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. set up a $520 million joint venture with Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH to develop, manufacture and sell lithium-ion batteries. The 50-50 JV, SB LiMotive Co. Ltd., will be based in South Korea and start operations in...
Posted on June 19, 2008 4:51 PM
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has been front and center in May with automotive joint ventures. On Monday, it announced with NEC Corp. that its JV, Automotive Energy Supply Corp. (AESC), began operations to mass produce high-performance lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. Those are the same types of batteries used...
Posted on May 19, 2008 3:01 PM
The 10-year-old Nissan Motor Co.-Renault SA joint venture will launch electric vehicles in the U.S. and Japan in 2010, and globally by 2012, the company says. Nissan is talking with companies, governments and cities to see what kind of incentives can make the introduction of zero-emission vehicles more attractive.Nissan...
Posted on May 5, 2008 9:15 AM
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