City car (subcompact) – Fiat Mobi x Renault Kwid To find out more about the cars mentioned, click on the name (view links). There are also models sold in other markets. see, in Blog review on Wheels, which models should be discontinued and which should remain or be used (on the same platform, the partner brand will develop a new generation of the corresponding model). In the event that the merger between Fiat Chrysler and Renault is confirmed, several models may be discontinued or completely modified. The difference is that in this case, the “50/50” consortium, would not be the owner: the board of the new group will have four members from FCA, four members from Renault and three independents. In addition, there are several governments involved – Renault has a government stake and the creation of FCA was supported by the US government.Īnd if before Fiat “took advantage” of the Chrysler crisis to take control and win the United States, now it wants to use its power – which has increased with that of Jeep, which is growing in the current wave of SUVs – to join the French. This alliance would definitely end if Renault’s negotiations with FCA take place (Nissan has 15% of Renault’s shares). The agreement under consideration now is more complicated, as it is actually a merger, and Renault for many years has still had a strategic alliance – more or less along the lines of Volks+Ford – with Japan’s Nissan – which recently included their fellow Mitsubishi. Now the blog returns to do the same thought exercise. the same game, compare the ranges of two brands by category and choose the best models of each (READ HERE). In this context, which cars would be stopped and which would remain?Įarlier this year, a development alliance – not a merger – was announced between Ford and Volkswagen, by this Blog About Wheels. The Italian-American superpower FCA – which controls Fiat, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, RAM and cia… – proposed to the Frenchman that, with 50 percent each, the brands should join forces to create new products for together. A hot topic in the market is the proposed merger of Fiat Chrysler and Renault.

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