France Downplays a Renault-Nissan Merger as Carlos Ghosn Stays in Jail

France stood by embattled Renault boss Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday, saying it wanted evidence from industry partner Nissan to support misconduct allegations against him, and added that both Paris and Tokyo wanted a stable carmaking alliance......»»

Nissan wants more influence in its alliance with France's Renault following the arrest of group Chairman Carlos Ghosn, arguing the structure does not adequately reflect the Japanese carmaker's size and global sales......»»

France stood by embattled Renault boss Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday, saying it want.....»»

The arrest of Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn could extinguish any remaining hopes for a merger with key shareholder Renault, which the Japanese company's CEO has publicly opposed. .....»»

French economy minister Bruno Le Maire and his Japanese counterpart Hiroshige Seko reaffirmed on Thursday their support for the Renault-Nissan alliance after Carlos Ghosn was ousted as the Japanese company's chairman.....»»

New York TimesGhosn Arrest Exposes Stress in Japanese-French Auto MarriageNew York TimesThere is probably never a good time for an auto empire to have its leader thrown in jail. But for Nissan and Renault, the arrest of Carlos Ghosn comes at an especiall.....»»

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday the government and Renault had yet to see evidence to support Nissan’s allegations of wrongdoing by long-standing Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn......»»

Tokyo authorities extended the detention on Friday of ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn for 10 days, media said, amid signs of a brewing diplomatic feud over the balance of power at the troubled Renault-Nissan alliance......»»

Tokyo prosecutors plan to seek an extension of Carlos Ghosn's detention, according to Japanese media, after the ousted Nissan chairman was arrested last week for alleged.....»»

France and Japan's leaders attempted to avert a diplomatic row over the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance on Friday, meeting for bilateral talks in the wake of the surprise arrest of its Chairman Carlos Ghosn in Japan......»»

French President Emmanuel Macron met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and stressed that the Renault-Nissan alliance should be preserved, following Chairman Carlos Ghosn's arrest in Tokyo, an Elysee official said on Friday......»»

The French government said on Tuesday it remained unaware of detailed allegations against Renault SA boss Carlos Ghosn sent to the carmaker a day earlier by Japanese alliance partner Nissan Motor Co Ltd ......»»

Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of French carmaker Renault and ex Nissan chairman, has not had his tax domicile France since 2012, opting instead for the more fiscally favorable Netherlands, French newspaper Liberation reported on Wednesday......»»

France’s finance minister said Renault has been asked to call a board meeting in the coming days to name new leadership. Renault CEO and Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been held in a Tokyo jail since his arrest on Nov. 19......»»

The future of the Renault-Nissan alliance is paramount for France, and the CEO’s tax arrangements are also hard to support at a time of mass protest......»»

Former Nissan Chairman and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn remains locked in a Japanese jail cell after Tokyo prosecu.....»»

Months before the arrest of auto titan Carlos Ghosn, the Japanese government intervened in talks about whether to merge Nissan and Renault ......»»

Carlos Ghosn was a jet-setting captain of industry, the C-suite superhero who helped save struggling automakers in France and Japan. That’s why his arrest in Tokyo on allegations of financial misconduct on Nov. 19, 2018, while he was chief exec.....»»

Renault reported its first loss in a decade and cut its 2020 margin target on Friday, as it attempts to draw a line under the Carlos Ghosn affair and reboot its Nissan alliance......»»

French carmaker Renault on Friday posted its first loss in 10 years and set a lower operating margin goal for 2020, a crunch year for its planned reboot alongside partner Nissan after a scandal surrounding former boss Carlos Ghosn......»»