Reports from Paris show that the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Sunday he is opposed to a full merger of Renault and Nissan, but wants to “preserve the alliance.” The two companies have been in a tech and capital partnership since 1999, making it one of the most enduring tie-ups in the sector. Renault holds a 43.4% stake in Nissan, while one of its subsidiaries controls 15% of its French partner.
Nissan has also decided to stop using Takata’s air bag inflators containing ammonium nitrate, joining a host of major automakers. “We will…work to replace the inflators in vehicles under recall as quickly as possible,” Nissan said in a statement. Since 2008, more than 30M cars have been called back over the potentially defective components, which have been linked to eight deaths and more than 100 injuries.
Electric car sales Grow 24% over the Year
Electric car sales soar ahead of pay-per-mile tax raid The number of EVs and PHEVs sold last year grew by 23pc and 11%, with a record 473,000 battery-powered and 225,000 Plug in hybrid cars sold overall in 2025, according to data from SMMT. Reporting in the Telegraph, Charles Lester, from Benchmark, said sales had been
