France and Japan reaffirm their support for Renault-Nissan alliance

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.