Renault is in talks that could lead to the automaker reducing its 6.1 billion euros ($5.9 billion) stake in Nissan as the partners bargain over the French company’s plan to split its EV and combustion-engine assets. Executives have discussed Renault’s carve-out plan and reshaping the pair’s two decade-old alliance since February during meetings in France

Renault is open to reducing its stake in Nissan as the partners bargain over the French carmaker’s plan to split its electric-car and combustion-engine assets, according to people familiar with the discussions. Executives have discussed Renault’s carve-out plan and reshaping the pair’s two decade-old alliance since February during meetings in France and Japan. Negotiations are

The National Automobile Dealers Association’s guidelines on the changing auto retail industry can help state associations, leaders say, but the national guidelines will need to keep changing, too. Some state dealer association leaders were consulted as NADA drafted a set of guiding principles that advocate for the franchise model. It lays out NADA’s position on

Ayman Moussa is doing more with less. The co-owner of Carnamic in Hayward, Calif., leverages technology and a lean organizational structure to operate his eight Bay Area stores with about half the employees of a typical dealership. The group, which has Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Kia stores, sold 4,286 new and used vehicles last