Nissan stock has fallen to the lowest level in 10 years as the company has reported its earnings and is still under the pressure of the scandal surrounding former chairman Carlos Ghosn.Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. reported its operating income for the three months ending on December 31, 2019, amounted to ¥22.735 billion (around $207 million), significantly lower than market estimates and falling 78% on an annual basis.Net sales for the third fiscal quarter declined 17% to ¥2.5 trillion...
Read More »PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to Create the World’s Fourth Largest Carmaker
Rival carmakers PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV announced their plan to merge, combining assets in order to confront pricey new era of trade tariffs, emissions rules and electrification.Shareholders of each company will own 50% of the combined entity, that will be listed in Paris, Milan and New York. Investors in Fiat will get dividend worth of 5.5 billion euros and its robotics subsidiary Comau, while France’s PSA will probably issue its 46% stake in auto-parts maker Faurecia SE....
Read More »5 Major Automakers Beginning Field Testing of Automatic Blockchain Payments System
The world’s leading car producers — BMW, General Motors, Ford, Renault, and Honda — have been working on the blockchain car identification and payment system under the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) since last year. Next month, automobile giants will start testing a vehicle identification network in the United States.As Nikkei Asian Review has reported, the car producers have an aim to integrate the blockchain system to automatically make payments on typical commuting routes. This...
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