Japan PM Shinzo Abe says Renault-Nissan’s future up to private shareholders

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe informed French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday that the future of the Renault-Nissan alliance depends on private shareholders, a spokesman for the Japanese leader stated.

“Prime Minister Abe said regarding the alliance, which is a symbol of Japanese-French industrial cooperation, it is important to preserve a stable relationship,” the spokesman informed reporters in Buenos Aires, where Abe and Macron met on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

“However, he said the future of the alliance is up to the private-sector shareholders. The government of Japan does not prejudge the future of the alliance.”