Nissan's CEO Says Apple's Car-Making Initiative Is 'Good News for Us'

Carlos Ghosn sees tech giants as allies

The topic was the Internet of Things, with a strong emphasis on smart cars and mobile devices connected to a ubiquitous data cloud. And with so many of the tens of thousands at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona gripping iPhones while listening to Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Nissan-Renault Alliance, he knew better than to shy away from the elephant in the room.

"When Apple says they are going to come with an electric car in 2020, that's good news for us," he said, appearing during a Monday keynote presentation at the trade show, which runs through Thursday. 

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