Macron Tells Abe He Wants to Keep Renault-Nissan Alliance

Macron told Abe that France is committed to maintain the alliance between Renault and Nissan. Stephen Engle reports.(Source: Bloomberg)
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French President Emmanuel Macron told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he wants to maintain the alliance between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. after the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, who led the partnership.

“The exchange on Renault was succinct, with only the reminder that the legal procedure had to follow its course,” the president’s office said in a statement after the leaders met Friday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires. Macron “reiterated his commitment to preserving the alliance as well as the stability of the group.”