The automotive industry is undergoing a bout of merger-mania. Last week, Daimler and Geely announced their joint venture in China, manufacturing electric Smart cars for the global market. This newspaper reported that Renault aims to restart merger talks with Nissan within 12 months and then acquire another carmaker, with Fiat Chrysler among preferred targets — and that John Elkann, the Fiat Chrysler chairman, is making a renewed push for a tie up. Early this year, Volkswagen and Ford announced a global alliance.
汽車業正在經歷一輪合併熱潮。上週，戴姆勒(Daimler)與吉利(Geely)宣佈在中國成立合資企業，面向全球市場生產電動汽車Smart。本報報導稱，雷諾(Renault)計劃在12個月內重啓與日產(Nissan)的合併談判，然後收購另一家汽車製造商，飛雅特克萊斯勒(Fiat Chrysler)是其首選目標之一——後者的董事長約翰•埃爾康(John Elkann)也正在重新推動合併。今年年初，福斯汽車(Volkswagen)和福特(Ford)宣佈結成全球聯盟。
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