GOLDING’S TAKE: Renault-Nissan-Mercedes: less scale, more polish

Author: Rob Golding | 7 April 2010

Clear as daylight when you look at it: Nissan needed help with the world's dreariest luxury brand, the Invisibiliti. Daimler needed help with the cost of becoming a full-range manufacturer and dealing with Smart which is well past its best.

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