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Old 08-21-2001, 01:09 AM   #12
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Originally posted by Brian P
and for the record, Nissan is still self owned, but Renault owns a 36% stake in them. and they gave Nissan their CEO ...
No company is self owned, but I think you meant independant. The answer to that is no. The laws in Japan are such that it only takes a 34% stake to possess controlling interest in a Japanese company. It may seem a little strange, but that's the way it is.

So, Renault indeed holds the controlling interest in Nissan.
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