雷诺日产联盟近日增加了一名新成员——三菱汽车。日产近日耗资23亿美元收购三菱34%股份，同时总裁卡洛斯-戈恩担任三菱董事长。戈恩在正式确认这项交易后的声明中说：“这次扩张将建成世界上最大的汽车集团，今年的年销量有望达到1000万辆。”日产汽车和三菱汽车将在联合采购、工厂共用、技术分享等领域展开协作从而有助于进一步降低成本。除了戈恩担任董事长，日产另外三名雇员也将加入三菱董事会。Trevor Mann将成为三菱首席运营官，而三菱CEO益子修仍担任原来职位。日产雷诺通过与三菱建立合作关系将有助于三菱在美国市场加速成长。

Nissan officially acquires Mitsubishi, Ghosn becomes chairman
The Renault-Nissan Alliance can now officially count one more member because Mitsubishi Motors is finally a member in the partnership. As part of the $2.3 billion deal, Nissan gets a 34 percent stake in its Japanese rival. Carlos Ghosn will also become Chairman of the Board at Mitsubishi.

“The expanded Alliance will be one of the largest automotive groups in the world, with annual sales of 10 million units in fiscal year 2016,” Ghosn said in the announcement that officially confirmed the deal.

The partnership will mean access to new resources for Mitsubishi Motors. The Alliance’s brands have the advantage of cost reductions by purchasing materials together, sharing factories, and joint technology development.

In addition to Ghosn’s role as chairman, three other Nissan employees will join Mitsubishi Motor’s board, according to Automotive News Europe. Trevor Mann will also become Mitsubishi’s Chief Operating Officer by moving from his current position as Chief Performance Officer of Nissan. Mitsubishi CEO Osamu Masuko will remain in that position.

The new cooperation could be what Mitsubishi Motors needs to accelerate growth in the U.S because Nissan’s deeper pockets might allow bringing some fresh products.