Originally Posted by ColdFusion

Without Renault, nissan/infiniti wouldnt be where it is today. There quite possibly wouldnt even be a nissan or infiniti anymore since they were doing so poorly in the late 90s. Thanks to Carlos Ghosn, both companies have been revived and are now doing very well.

Originally Posted by Jtrain

I don't like it when car companies go in "kahoots". Then some of the cars look the same, I think that is the lamest thing in the world

Mountaineer and Exploreres, Expeditions and Navigators (insides). The older small Infiniti SUV's (qx5 or something?) and Nissan Pathfinders. Qx56 and Nissan's new Big SUV

ITS STUPID!!!

Originally Posted by RBull

Not from the point of view from the manufacturer. It's smart, they save huge dollars using the same assembly lines, platforms, parts, drivetrains and designs etc by slight changes and rebranding them as something else.

Originally Posted by Rayfield

Right, it's called economies of scale.
I travelled to Europe on business for a few years, and I actually liked the way many of the Renaults looked. Can't speak for how they drove; I never rented one.

Originally Posted by スカイライン

I think it was in 1999 when Renalt injected cash into Nissan and is a majority shareholder, I think has 45% share. Replaced the president of Nissan with the ex Renalt America president, Carlos Gone (sp?) restructured and fired all the expensive old farts not adding value to the company. You see in Japanese corporations you need a non-Japanese national to come in to do the dirty job (to save honor/faith). Anyways, Nissan has turned around for better financially since. Still lags behind Toyota though.