Ford + GM?

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Ford Motor Co., General Motors Have Discussed Merger or Alliance, Automotive News reports

DETROIT, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives from Ford Motor Co. and
General Motors have discussed a possible merger or alliance, Automotive
News reports in its Monday, Aug. 18, edition.

The negotiations began in July after Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Renault
SA CEO Carlos Ghosn broached the possibility of an alliance among Renault,
Nissan and GM, according to several sources familiar with the talks,
Automotive News reports.

It is not clear who launched the talks. One source says GM CEO Rick
Wagoner contacted Ford Motor the day after Ghosn disclosed his plan. A
second source disputes that.

In August, GM CFO Fritz Henderson discussed the proposed alliance with
Ford CFO Don Leclair, said a source familiar with the talks.

But it is not at all clear whether the negotiations will bear fruit. As
of now, the two companies are not holding talks, and one source says there
is a slim chance that anything will come of it.

GM spokesman Tony Cervone declined to comment on the report.
"We regularly talk to a number of people in the industry regarding
business opportunities of mutual interest," Cervone said Friday, Aug. 15.
"As a matter of course, we don't comment on any of those because in many
cases, they simply don't lead to anything."

Ford spokesman Oscar Suris also declined to comment.
To complicate things, GM is studying the Ghosn proposal to join the
Nissan-Renault alliance. GM is two-thirds of the way through a 90-day
study, which it is conducting with Renault and Nissan.

Ghosn made his proposal that GM join the Nissan-Renault alliance at the
urging of Las Vegas billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, a major GM shareholder.

Automotive News is published by Crain
Communications Inc.


SOURCE Automotive News http://www.automotivenews.com/

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[Mitch Alsup]

Just great:: two drowning people latching onto each other until help arrives.

 

[Papa Bear]

My thoughts EXACTLY

P.B.

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Two junk companies still equals junk.

I'm sure Henry Ford is proud of what's become of his company.