A Japanese group elaborated plans to contribute investments in after the failure of the Financial Times This Friday (21).
Another report from the Japanese newspaper Nikkei It states that the technology company Taiwanesa proposed a partnership with the purpose of creating a structure with four companies, which would also include Nissan and the.
The Japanese group behind Tesla’s investment plans at Nissan expects the company led by becoming a strategic investor, and believes that the US company would be interested in acquiring Nissan factories in the United States, according to the Financial Times.
The proposal is led by the former Member of the Tesla Hiromichi Mizuno Council, with the support of the former Breedier and his former advisor Hiroto Izumi, the newspaper said, citing anonymous sources.
Suga’s office said she is not aware of a plan to encourage Tesla to invest in Nissan. Suga left the position of Prime Minister in 2021, but remains in the House of Representatives of Japan, representing an electoral district of Nissan’s Kanagawa City Hall.
In a post at X, Mizuno said he had “absolutely no involvement” in the plan cited in the article Financial Times. He said he doubted that Tesla is interested in Nissan’s factories, given the unique design of US automaker factories.
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Nissan refused to comment on the report and Tesla did not respond to comments requests. THE Reuters He could not contact immediately with Izumi.
Matt Britzman, Senior Hargreaves Lansdown stock analyst, said there is no advantage for Tesla to invest in the infrastructure of an old automaker.
“Tesla’s secret weapon is the innovative way as its factories have been designed and optimized for its cars,” Britzman said, adding that the company has wide capacity in its existing factories.
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Nissan’s shares closed up 9.6% after the report of the Financial Times. The automaker and Honda ended last week negotiations to create a $ 60 billion auto company. Nissan said it intends to seek new partnerships.
According to the Financial TimesSome members of the Nissan board suggested Tesla and Apple as ideal strategic investors. Apple did not respond to a comment.
Sources told Reuters Previously Nissan is open to partnerships and that Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, is seen as a candidate.
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This Friday, the Nikkei He said that through a partnership with Honda, Foxconn aims to form a wide cooperation network to compete with Tesla and Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers.
Honda refused to comment on the report of Nikkei. Foxconn representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
