:::ultimate Auto Empire:::

[isurujosh]

This is scary...

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Check Forbes Article Here

The possibility of a tri-continental auto alliance that would command nearly one-quarter of the global market share emerged last week after Kirk Kerkorian--who holds 9.9% of GM's shares--said he had approached car czar Carlos Ghosn--the CEO of both Renault and Nissan--about considering adding General Motors to the existing Renault-Nissan alliance.

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is this gonna see the ultimate of platform sharing era, which a defined shape of auto industry as we know it today?

will this stetch the Nissan-Renault(Ghosn) empire to it's limits?

how will toyota respond?

[Hola]

  isurujosh said:

This is scary...

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Check Forbes Article Here

The possibility of a tri-continental auto alliance that would command nearly one-quarter of the global market share emerged last week after Kirk Kerkorian--who holds 9.9% of GM's shares--said he had approached car czar Carlos Ghosn--the CEO of both Renault and Nissan--about considering adding General Motors to the existing Renault-Nissan alliance.

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is this gonna see the ultimate of platform sharing era, which a defined shape of auto industry as we know it today?

will this stetch the Nissan-Renault(Ghosn) empire to it's limits?

how will toyota respond?

Do you have any data as in how much Toyota is worth in terms of Anual turnover and net asset and how much these 3 will be of worth?

[Pericles]

  Hola said:

Do you have any data as in how much Toyota is worth in terms of Anual turnover and net asset and how much these 3 will be of worth?

check on the wiki.

[isurujosh]

  Hola said:

Do you have any data as in how much Toyota is worth in terms of Anual turnover and net asset and how much these 3 will be of worth?

GM is still number one surpassing Toyota by about 4billion(approx) USD if my faulty memory is correct...

[dinosh]

  isurujosh said:

This is scary...

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Check Forbes Article Here

The possibility of a tri-continental auto alliance that would command nearly one-quarter of the global market share emerged last week after Kirk Kerkorian--who holds 9.9% of GM's shares--said he had approached car czar Carlos Ghosn--the CEO of both Renault and Nissan--about considering adding General Motors to the existing Renault-Nissan alliance.

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is this gonna see the ultimate of platform sharing era, which a defined shape of auto industry as we know it today?

will this stetch the Nissan-Renault(Ghosn) empire to it's limits?

how will toyota respond?

This seems like a approach for GM to earn some profit. GM is not doing well overall.

[isurujosh]

  dinosh said:

This seems like a approach for GM to earn some profit. GM is not doing well overall.

Yes I agree!

as i see it common objective is PLATFORM SHARING --> reduce costs + premium platforms(better quality output)

and of course GM wants the Ghosn magic to be casted on them too...

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if this goes ahead it'll be the end of american big three as the amricans always used to cherish, chrysler is lot more german now and ford is in deeper shit than GM....

[xXx]

  isurujosh said:

if this goes ahead it'll be the end of american big three as the amricans always used to cherish, chrysler is lot more german now and ford is in deeper shit than GM....

agree, read in an article that ameriacan car manufactures gona suffer the same fate as the british automobile industry in the future

[isurujosh]

  xXx said:

agree, read in an article that ameriacan car manufactures gona suffer the same fate as the british automobile industry in the future

if this goes ahead the only 1 to look out would be Ford, ford despite it troubles has a history of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, i have read a forbes article stating that during the 50's or so, ford had been in deep deep shit and a new model had suddenly saved the company and enabled it to flourish!