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Published on January 17, 2019 |
by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
January 17, 2019 by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
Without Carlos Ghosn's protection, Renault's takeover of Renault is likely.
The story is sometimes ironic.
The French state saw Carlos Ghosn's refusal to merge Nissan with Renault as an obstacle to the growth of the former national automaker. They attribute it to his megalomania and not to feelings at Nissan and Japan. He could keep his job at Renault only when he had promised to make the alliance irreversible, almost as effective as a complete merger. This work would be for his successor.
At Nissan, they considered Carlos Ghosn a threat to their independence and the more influential role they thought they deserved in the Alliance. Without Ghosn, they could finally claim their brilliant role in the international automotive industry. After successfully neutralizing Ghosn and removing him from his Japanese leadership, his next goal is to remove him from Renault.
Renault's management refuses to cooperate, but Nissan has found an unlikely ally in the French state. This week, two senior French dignitaries travel to Japan to negotiate with Nissan. Officially to discuss the future of the Alliance.
The offer that Nissan can look forward to could look like something like, "We are abandoning this odious Carlos Ghosn when you agree to be part of the Renault group, just like Dacia and Lada.
What probably escaped Nissan is that Carlos Ghosn was their champion in France, defending for more than a decade against more influence of Renault and the French state. Without this bulwark to protect Nissan, the forces that control 43.4% of Nissan's stock of Paris are in a strong position to determine the future relationships of Alliance partners once and for all.
This is a great example of unintended consequences.
Keywords: Carlos Ghosn, France, Nissan, Renault, Renault-Nissan Alliance, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
About the author
Maarten Vinkhuyzen Old grumpy man. The best thing that I have done in my life has been raising two children. Only finished primary education, but when you do not go to school, you have plenty of time to read. I went from accounting to software development and ended my career as a system integrator and architect. My 2007 boss bought two Lotus Elise electric cars to show decision makers the future direction of energy and transportation. And since then I have been trying to replace my diesel cars with electric vehicles.
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