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Nissan and
Daimler have been partnering ever closer for years, and now an unnamed source has told
Reuters that the automakers have agreed to a 50-50 joint venture in Mexico that would build
Infiniti and
Mercedes-Benz models. Given that the
rumors about just such a deal go back nearly six months and
similar rumblings are
years old, this arrangement has been a long time coming.
The insider tells
Reuters that a memorandum of understanding was signed between them last month to build the
Mercedes GLA-Class and new Infinitis at Nissan's
Aguascalientes factory. The rumor didn't say when production would begin. It wouldn't be the first time the two automakers have decided to share this platform - Infiniti will build its
Q30 compact on it in the UK next year.
The
partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler goes back to 2010 when the companies signed an agreement to share engines, factories and platforms. Since then, products of the partnership have included the underpinnings for the next-generation
Smart and
Renault Twingo and shared engines among some other models.
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