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Nissan Has a Turnaround Plan That Involves Cheaper EVs and Other Electrified Models

The Truth About Cars

Its former CEO had to flee Japan and is currently hiding in Lebanon, and several high-value employees left shortly after. Now, the company has reportedly backed out of a tentative deal to invest in Fisker and is eying the possibility that China could eat everyone’s lunch with affordable EVs. Nissan only sells two EVs in the U.S.

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EV fightback! Can the 2026 Honda-Nissan-Mitsubishi merger finally get Japan competitive against Tesla and the Chinese?

EV Central

Yet more costs will be saved through streamlining manufacturing, that could see some plants switch to producing multi-brand models allowing the car-making giant to shut facilities where vehicles are expensive to make.

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Risen from the dead! Honda-Nissan merger reanimates with both still keen to join forces to fund future EV and next-gen tech

EV Central

Honda dumps GM, plans new family of affordable electric cars with Nissan Just last week both Honda and Nissan confirmed that talks between the two had collapsed. might be wary of installing a westerner when Carlos Ghosns time as boss ended with him under arrest, then escaping and now on the run in Lebanon.

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Honda-Nissan merger: What it could mean for the global carmakers and the industry

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” An industry shakeup The ascent of Chinese automakers is rattling the industry at a time when manufacturers are struggling to shift from fossil fuel-driven vehicles to electrics. He eventually was released on bail and fled to Lebanon. and Japanese car companies in China and elsewhere. More headwinds Toyota made 11.5

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