French economy minister Bruno Le Maire and his Japanese counterpart Hiroshige Seko reaffirmed their support on Thursday for the Renault-Nissan alliance following ouster of Carlos Ghosn as the Japanese automaker’s chairman.
After meeting in Paris, a joint statement showed “the strong support” and “their shared wish to maintain this winning cooperation”.
Ghosn was the architect of the alliance and was looking for a deeper tie-up, consisting of a potential full merger of Renault and Nissan, regardless of strong reservations at the Japanese company.