Prior to becoming Aston Martin's new CEO, former Nissan senior exec Andy Palmer proposed to the automaker to buy a stake in AM, only for Nissan to decline.
Reuters reports Palmer brought up the issue Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn in 2012 and 2013, with one insider claiming the company "looked carefully at the proposal" before rejecting the idea. Said insider declined to explain the proposal or the reasoning behind the rejection, as did a representative for the company.
Meanwhile, Palmer's new role as AM's CEO may lead to more cooperation between the premium automaker and Daimler AG, the latter already in possession of a 4 percent stake in the former while also providing engines and electronics to Aston's offerings. Palmer helped Daimler and Nissan's Infiniti develop a similar relationship, resulting in a joint-venture on a plant in Mexico, as well as a family of engines to be shared with the Q50 and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
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