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Nissan is effectively owned by Renault (43%) and is also multiple times larger than Tesla. The price of acquisition would likely exceed anything Tesla could sc
by chmod775 6y ago
Nissan is effectively owned by Renault (43%) and is also multiple times larger than Tesla.
The price of acquisition would likely exceed anything Tesla could scrape together right now.
Then there's also the problem that Nissan is fundamentally a Japanese company. You can't just "acquire-hire" people halfway around the globe and expect that to work out.
They might be able to buy part (maybe whatever they own in the west, if there's anything worthwhile) of Nissan though, assuming someone was selling.
- AtlasBarfed 6y ago"is also multiple times larger than Tesla" Um, have you seen Tesla's valuations? Renault et al could be bought out just with Tesla stock swaps. And you don't think Renault wants to cut loose that albatross? "Then there's also the problem that Nissan is fundamentally a Japanese company." Wouldn't the Japanese, at least at the government policy level, want tech exposure to cutting edge EV technology?