Dumbest automotive rumor of the week? Tesla should buy Nissan.
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Hmm. I was thinking Tesla is possibly the only way to make Nissan's quality worse.
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Well, if your aim is to ensure that I never ever buy a Nissan product.. That would certainly do it.
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If only! Would love to watch Tesla grind its brand deeper into irrelevance. Don't blame the Japanese at all. They are probably under the assumption that Tesla is stupid enough to do it.
Maybe we find out.
Maybe we find out.
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Nissan is trading at $5.93. They should do a 10-1 reverse split and send Musk an offer at $69.420 a share. That's the kind of thing he'd listen to.
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And don’t forget Mazda. They’re small but make good vehicles. And Toyota owns a stake.
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How about Nicola buying Nissan? Oops:
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/nikola-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection.html
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I am guessing the government is wanting to at least look like they’re trying?
Saving 30% of the workforce, and a nation’s historical brand, is trying… …something.
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"improve Tesla’s quality control"? Don't you mean explain why implementing factory quality control would benefit Tesla instead of letting their end buyers and service centers do that? The Tesla factory does not know what QC even stands for.
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But not for when it does a seek and destroy on emergency vehicles and bicycle/motorcycle riders (even when the former are walking on a crosswalk)?
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Teslavaz isn't quite as bad as Stellantis.
But would Musk want a car which went wrong once a day, could be fixed with a screwdriver and an adjustable, and lasted forever?
Or would VAZ want a car that could run into things of its own accord without even needing a drunk Russian driver?
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Nissan has historically made some great engines. And while such things are on the way out, there are still lots of opportunities to adjust them for efficiency. If Nissan WERE to tie up with Tesla they've be throwing away one of the few strengths Nissan still has. But then, if Nissan goes bankrupt that still all goes away. I suppose there's a question about who would actually benefit from a takeover of Nissan? Maybe Mazda. Mazda doesn't have any good electrification right now and Nissan could provide them with some tech. Both companies really value traditional engines as well, so there's room to try to merge Mazda's SkyActive compression tech with Nissan's more traditional historical engine leadership.
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Because each engineering recommendation Ghozn one ear and Ghozout the other?
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I bought a few shares of Nissan a ways back after I got my Leaf and thought it was a sold around town errand runner. Clearly it was a mistake. This was the motivation I finally needed to dump them.
I have no interest in a company that wants to merge with the swasticar and twitter twuck brand.
I have no interest in a company that wants to merge with the swasticar and twitter twuck brand.
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That's got to be the dumbest solution they could have come up with.
Also, does Japanese corporate law not have some equivalent to Chapter 11 restructruing bankruptcy? I mean yeah Nissan isn't in a great spot but it seems like it could be pretty easily restructured and recapitalized to remain a going concern, but is that just not an option on the table?
Also, does Japanese corporate law not have some equivalent to Chapter 11 restructruing bankruptcy? I mean yeah Nissan isn't in a great spot but it seems like it could be pretty easily restructured and recapitalized to remain a going concern, but is that just not an option on the table?
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If Nissan didn't like the dynamics or optics of a Honda merger, I fail to see how a Tesla merger wouldn't be far, far worse.
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And yet the thing I've heard about them recently is that all their direct inject engines are ticking time bombs from carbon buildup on the valves due to no washing gas injected in the port, so your car will be fine right up until it needs a head job or engine rebuild
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It's been a problem with the company for decades. The company leadership has long stored their heads in an anatomically challenging location.
First in my lifetime was when they took the delightfully light, nimble, and inexpensive 240Z and bloated it out to the 4-seat, heavy, sluggish, and expensive 280Z. Completely wrecked what was a fine basic sports car because they thought their customers wanted "luxury."
Nissan has been dying for a long, long, time. At this point, it'd be a kindness to just let it go.
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Well, this purchase arguably gave Elmo enough power to influence the election and take control over the entire federal government. $44B seems chump change for this amount of power.
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Tesla wouldn't be the first company to think they could keep a boat anchor afloat. But are they really that dumb?
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Nissan makes the meh-est vehicles there are. They had it coming. Had to kill the Sentra B13 aka the Mexican Tsuru because though it sold like hot cakes it was a rolling death chamber. Apart from that their only hits were their vans & light trucks, the rest of their lineup were as forgettable as the McD burger you ate last week.
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Not just the executives, but the Japanese government as well that pulls the strings at most major Japanese companies. The government and the companies are locked in a deadly tango that's slowly killing off Japanese industry and innovation since the 90s
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They're throwing turkeys out of helicopters in Cincinnati! I saw it on TV! They are throwing the turkeys. I don't know why the turkeys don't fly, but they just hit the ground and they don't care. I will buy Turkey and save them from the dangerous liberal radio hosts. They will love it.
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I am not sure about that. I think it will be one big culture clash. I bet that Musk's conclusion will be that Nissan's QA culture is not "efficient" and too cumbersome. Probably will fire the entire QA departure and replace them with young programmers or something.
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Somethings falling, I can't quite make out what it is, I don't see a parachute, OH MY GOD THEY'RE TURKEYS! Oh, this is horrible, the turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement!
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Seems like poorly sourced reporting. One of the people mentioned directly refuted it already.
View: https://x.com/hiromichimizuno/status/1892890158363492593
View: https://x.com/hiromichimizuno/status/1892890158363492593
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Understating Nazi behaviours is not being entirely factual and is a problem, yes. When you’re not reporting the news that Elon is heiling Hitler maybe you’re not reporting news.
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