Energy: Fiat Chrysler Try to Merge + Why Are We Seeing So Many Auto Partnerships?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s been a wild couple weeks for Fiat Chrysler and Renault. After Fiat made a merger offer in late May, Renault shareholders Nissan and the French government balked at the deal, leading Fiat to withdraw its offer. Motley Fool Senior Auto Analyst John Rosevear joins the podcast to break down the political issues that have sidetracked the merger and discuss why we’ve been seeing so many major automotive partnerships recently, both between OEMs and autonomy startups.</span></p> <p><strong>Stocks Mentioned:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">FCAU,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">RNLSY, NSANY, GM, F, VWAGY, RACE, TSLA, HMC, TM</span></p> <p><strong>Check out more of our content here:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.fool.com/podcasts/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=podcasts&utm_campaign=industryfocus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMF's podcast portal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMotleyFool" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mfindustryfocus?lang=en" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/217114601988296">Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-motley-fool">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.fool.com/ecap/the_motley_fool/stock-up/?aid=9205&source=isusitsz0000002&ftm_cam=stockup&ftm_veh=sidebarhelp&ftm_mes=signup"> StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">$50 off your first job post.</span> <a href="http://linkedin.com/fool"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin.com/fool</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><br /> <br /></p>