Dato che l’alleanza Renault-Nissan è morta creo un thread a parte per la casa giapponese.
Secondo Reuters Nissan potrebbe investire in Fisker e produrre il modello Alaska, un pick up medio elettrico.

is in advanced talks to invest in electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc. in a deal that could provide the Japanese automaker with access to an electric pickup while giving the struggling startup a financial lifeline, two people familiar with the negotiations told Reuters on Friday.

The deal could close this month, said the sources, who asked not to be identified because the talks are ongoing and have not been finalized.

Terms being discussed include Nissan investing more than $400 million in Fisker's truck platform and building Fisker's planned Alaska pickup starting in 2026 at one of its U.S. assembly plants, one of the sources said. Nissan would build its own electric pickup on the same platform, the source said. Nissan has U.S. assembly plants in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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Fisker said on Thursday, when it announced it might not be able to continue as a going concern and would cut 15 percent of its workforce, that it was in talks with an unnamed "large automaker" for a potential investment and joint development partnership.

A Fisker spokesman said the company does not comment on speculation, while Nissan officials were not immediately available to comment.

The term sheet is ready and the deal is going through due diligence, one of the sources said.

Nissan was an EV pioneer with its fully battery powered Leaf hatchback in 2010 but has since struggled in the face of nimbler new entrants. A deal with Fisker would help it move into the growing U.S. electric pickup market.
Nissan's talks with Fisker comes in the wake of the former's “rebalanced” relationship with its long-time alliance partner Renault.

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Last year, Nissan and Renault finalised terms of a restructured alliance after months of negotiations. They aim to have cross-shareholdings of 15 percent as part of the deal.

The more limited alliance removes certain restrictions and has opened the door for Nissan to develop growth plans in areas such as EVs and software independent of Renault, said one of the sources, who is familiar with Nissan's thinking.

The Yokohama-headquartered automaker is scouring “many, many opportunities,” the person said.

For Fisker, the deal might be the lifeline it needs to survive at a time when aggressive price cuts globally by EV leaders Tesla Inc. and China's BYD are pressuring the industry, especially for startups like Fisker.

Fisker has struggled to sell its flagship Ocean electric crossover after high interest rates led to a slowdown in demand. It said current financial resources were "insufficient" to cover the next 12 months and without additional financing it might be forced to cut production, decrease investments, scale back operations and slash more jobs.

Fisker also said Thursday it was in talks with a debt holder about a potential investment. Fisker said it aims to deliver between 20,000 and 22,000 Ocean vehicles in 2024.

Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker previously told Reuters that the company was in talks with five automakers about a partnership to secure additional production capacity for its vehicles. On Thursday, he said talks had narrowed to one automaker and a deal would include joint development of one or more EV platforms, and North America manufacturing.

Fisker unveiled the Alaska pickup last year with a price tag of just over $45,000 and said it was slated for production early next year. The Alaska platform is an extended version of the Ocean one. It and any related vehicle from Nissan would compete in a segment that includes the Ford F-150 Lightning, GM's Chevrolet Silverado electric truck, Rivian Inc.'s EV and Tesla's Cybertruck.

Henrik Fisker, however, said Thursday the startup would not spend money on additional projects until a strategic partnership was in place.

Fisker shares plunged 34 percent to close at 48 cents on Friday. The stock was down more than 43 percent earlier on Friday, but the shares began to rise after the Reuters report about Nissan emerged.

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Secondo diverse testate giapponesi sarebbe allo studio un'alleanza tra Honda e Nissan per lo sviluppo di veicoli elettrici. Io ero sicuro che Nissan non ce l'avrebbe fatta da sola a sostenere i costi mentre l'alleanza tra Gm ed Honda non ha portato i frutti sperati.

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Ghosn ha criticato pesantemente l' accordo tra Nissan, Mitsubishi e Honda. In realtà molto dettagli sono nebulosi, si parla di condivisione degli sviluppo software ma non ci sono chiare informazioni su piattaforme e partecipazioni incrociate. D'altronde Nissan è troppo piccola per rimanere da sola dopo la fine dell'alleanza con Renault. Anche Honda ha bisogno di alleati ma è sicuramente più in salute di Nissan. Mitsubishi farà quello che Nissan le ordinerà di fare.

Ghosn è ancora in giro? Di che si occupa ora?

In pratica è bloccato in Libano, appena esce dal paese rischia l'arresto e combatte cause promosse da Nissan, Renault e Mitsubishi. Ha venduto ad Hollywood i diritti della sua storia.

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Nissan è in trattativa con Renault per offrire una segmento A elettrica, cioè una variante della Twingo prevista per il 2026.

La cacciata di Ghosn e la fine dell'Alleanza con Renault sono state viste come una vera e propria liberazione da parte di Nissan. I pessimi risultati economici dovrebbero farli tornare alla realtà. Ghisn è stato arrestato nel 2018 e quindi da quell'anno i giapponesi sono stati capaci di gestire il proprio destino da soli e i risultati sono veramente pessimi. La redditività è in calo in tutte le regioni, in Cina la pressione competitiva li sta spingendo fuori dal mercato mentre negli Stati Uniti continuano a scontare in modo pesante i modelli, proprio come ai tempi del manager franco-libanese. C'è un memorandum of understending con Honda ma la situazione attuale potrebbe spingere ad un'alleanza completa in cui Nissan sarebbe il junior partner.

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In America stanno scontando molto pesantemente. È ironico perché nel 2019 accusarono Ghosn di aver distrutto la divisione locale perché per aumentare le quote di mercato aveva aumentato la scontistica.
Adesso fanno peggio del ricercatore internazionale.

Il mondo non ha ancora capito che fare alleanze coi giapponesi (senza essere giapponesi) è praticamente impossibile.

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Quando i giapponesi erano in crisi oppure avevano bisogno di aiuto di occidentali gli accordi erano possibili, dopodiché sono rimaste indipendenti solamente Honda e Toyota. Il governo giapponese ha agito pesantemente per farle tornare indipendenti.
I manager di GM erano disperati quando dovevano trattare con Suzuki, l’alleanza con Volkswagen poi non è neanche iniziata, hanno litigato poco dopo la firma d’accordo.

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Nissan seeks anchor investor amid Renault share sell-down-report

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Nissan is searching for an anchor investor to navigate a crucial year as Renault reduces its stake in the Japanese carmaker, reported the Financial Times, citing sources.

This move comes as Nissan finalises a new electric vehicle (EV) partnership with Honda.

A senior Nissan official said: “We have 12 or 14 months to survive.”


Nissan is considering various options, including Honda purchasing some of its shares, amidst restructuring efforts due to declining sales in China and the US.

The company is looking for a long-term, stable shareholder, such as a bank or insurance group, to replace part of Renault's equity.

People close to Renault mentioned that the French group might be open to selling some of its shares in Nissan to Honda as part of a restructuring of their 25-year-old alliance.

A stronger relationship between Nissan and Honda could be beneficial for Renault.

Nissan and Honda are enhancing their partnership to develop EVs and software technology due to pressure from Chinese competitors and uncertainty in the US after Donald Trump's re-election.

“This is going to be tough. And in the end, we need Japan and the US to be generating cash,” a senior official was quoted by the publication as saying.

Despite their collaboration, both companies have downplayed the possibility of a capital tie-up, with a Nissan insider describing Honda's stake acquisition as “a last resort.”


Nissan, holding a 34% stake in its smaller alliance partner Mitsubishi Motors, plans to reduce it to 24% as part of emergency turnaround efforts.

Nissan has declined to comment on the search for an anchor investor or the potential stake purchase by Honda.

However, it added: “The partnership with Honda is strategically very important, and we hope to accelerate the realisation of the results of our activities through regular progress at the management level of both companies.”

Similarly, Honda has not provided any comments.

Although Renault is not directly involved in the discussions, it may consider collaborating with Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi to develop EVs, responding to China's industry dominance.

Renault stated that there are no current discussions about a broader partnership but supports a “potential win-win between Nissan and Honda”.

Earlier this month, Nissan announced cost-cutting measures following weak financial results.

The company plans to reduce fixed costs by Y300bn yen ($1.95bn) and variable costs by Y100bn yen compared with FY2024 while maintaining healthy free cash flow.

To achieve this, Nissan will cut global production capacity by 20% and reduce its workforce by 9,000 from its current 133,000 employees.

Secondo FT Renault potrebbe vendere le quote in Nissan creando un problema enorme perché l'azienda nipponica è in crisi nera. Un take over da parte di Honda potrebbe rappresentare la salvezza. Tutte le aree geografiche sono in perdita. In America passano da una crisi all'altra.

Dovrebbero riprendere Ghosn...

I giapponesi dopo la defenestrazione di Ghosn hanno festeggiato come se non ci fosse un domani, ma era chiaro che l'alleanza con Renault non poteva avere un futuro per colpa loro e che comunque senza i francesi avrebbero avuto bisogno di un altro partner.
La situazione non è per niente facile. Un take over da parte di Honda potrebbe risolvere molti problemi, naturalmente Nissan sarebbe il junior partner.

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Articolo di Reuters ma in italiano. La situazione è piuttosto nera.