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FRANCE / JAPAN. Twenty-four hours after the call of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy, to keep the seat of president of the alliance to the general manager of Renault, members of the alliance Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi appeared welded .
In a joint statement, published Thursday, November 29, 2018, while a group meeting was held in Amsterdam on the same day, the boards of directors of the three partners reaffirmed "unanimously and with conviction … their deep commitment to the 'alliance". It is described as "the world's largest automobile alliance" and the "oldest and most productive intercultural partnership of the automotive industry".
According to the same text, "for two decades, the success of the alliance has been unmatched (…) We remain fully committed to the alliance". Together, Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi have sold more than 10.6 million vehicles (in nearly 200 countries) sold in 2017.
The arrest in Tokyo followed by the warning of Carlos Ghosn on November 19, 2018, caused fears of a turnaround of the two Japanese car manufacturers. Especially since Nissan and Mitsubishi have since decided to relieve him from his duties as chairman of their respective groups.
Launched in 1999 by Louis Schweitzer, the alliance (50% Renault, 50% Nissan) with 470,000 employees is made up of shared factories using products of one or the other brand, common platforms for assembling their cars as well as joint purchasing and teams of engineers working together on project development.
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