Alliances help automakers cut costs and speed up development. With Nissan in desperate need of fresh products to bounce back after more than a few rough years, it’s eager to capitalize on its partnership with Renault. After announcing plans last month to bring back the Micra supermini as a reskinned Renault 5, Nissan confirmed this week that it will also launch its own version of the even smaller and more retro-tastic Twingo.
