Renault’s Long Road Ahead to Reshape Its Alliance With Nissan

Welcome to the Hyperdrive daily briefing, decoding the revolution reshaping the auto world, from EVs to self-driving cars and beyond.

In 1999, Carlos Ghosn boarded a plane to Japan with a mission to turn around Renault’s then-new alliance partner, Nissan. The executive dubbed “Le Cost Killer” slashed jobs and restored profitability, bolstering a global alliance that today also includes Mitsubishi Motors.