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Industry minister Edano at auto plant in India

CHENNAI, India - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (L front) visits a plant operated by Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and its French partner Renault S.A. near Chennai, southern India, on Jan. 10, 2012.

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Renault-Avtovaz partnership

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Renault S.A. Chairman Carlos Ghosn at the premier's official residence in a Moscow suburb Nov. 2, 2010. Putin and Ghosn agreed on a possible increase in the Nissan-Renault alliance's stake in Russia's largest automaker Avtovaz.

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Ghosn in Renault's green car

FRANKFURT, Germany - Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault S.A., sits in a prototype of the automaker's Twizy Z.E. electric vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Sept. 15, 2009.

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Ghosn rules out alliance with other carmakers for now

LOS ANGELES, United States - Carlos Ghosn, president of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A., delivers a speech at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 19. Ghosn said the Japanese and French automakers will not consider forging capital alliances with other carmakers until the credit market thaws.

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Capital stake issues not part of initial tie-up talks with GM: Ghosn

TOKYO, Japan - Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 21. He said that the two firms will study only the potential benefits of a tie-up with General Motors Corp. during an initial 90-day review, not whether they will invest in the U.S. automaker.

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Toyota has no plan to join or block GM-Nissan alliance talks

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe tells a press conference in Tokyo on July 20 that the company has no plan to join or block ongoing alliance talks among General Motors Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A.

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Nissan Motor to launch new model of March

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Carlos Ghosn points to a new version of Nissan's small March passenger car at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Nissan will launch the new model on March 5 as its first vehicle aimed at boosting sales since it improved its performance under a tie-up with French automaker Renault S.A.

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Nissan, Renault reach cross-shareholding agreement

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (standing) and Renault S.A. Chairman Louis Schweitzer (seen on the screen) announce a cross-shareholding agreement under which Nissan will buy a 15% stake in Renault, and Renault will bolster its Nissan equity stake to 44.4% from 36.8%.

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Toyota has no plan to join or block GM-Nissan alliance talks

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe tells a press conference in Tokyo on July 20 that the company has no plan to join or block ongoing alliance talks among General Motors Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A. (Kyodo)

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Capital stake issues not part of initial tie-up talks with GM: G

TOKYO, Japan - Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 21. He said that the two firms will study only the potential benefits of a tie-up with General Motors Corp. during an initial 90-day review, not whether they will invest in the U.S. automaker. (Kyodo)

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Ghosn rules out alliance with other carmakers for now

LOS ANGELES, United States - Carlos Ghosn, president of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A., delivers a speech at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 19. Ghosn said the Japanese and French automakers will not consider forging capital alliances with other carmakers until the credit market thaws. (Kyodo)

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Daimler chief attends interview in Detroit

Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche attends an interview with news media, including Japan's Kyodo News, in Detroit on Jan. 11, 2016. Zetsche suggested the German automaker may tie up with the alliance of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A. in developing self-driving technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Nissan President Hanawa dies at 81

File photo taken in 1999 shows Yoshikazu Hanawa, former president of Nissan Motor Co. Hanawa died of myocardial infarction at a hospital in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2015. He was 81. Hanawa played a leading role in forming a capital tie-up with French automaker Renault S.A. in 1999 as Nissan president. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan, Renault to bolster alliance after shareholding dispute

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn has an interview with a group of reporters in Yokohama on Dec. 15, 2015. Nissan will step up its alliance with Renault S.A. without merging for now, Ghosn said while calling the recent agreement that resolved a dispute with the French government over shareholding a "milestone." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan, Renault to bolster alliance after shareholding dispute

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn has an interview with a group of reporters in Yokohama on Dec. 15, 2015. Nissan will step up its alliance with Renault S.A. without merging for now, Ghosn said while calling the recent agreement that resolved a dispute with the French government over shareholding a "milestone." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan Motor to launch new model of March

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Carlos Ghosn points to a new version of Nissan's small March passenger car at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Nissan will launch the new model on March 5 as its first vehicle aimed at boosting sales since it improved its performance under a tie-up with French automaker Renault S.A.

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Renault-Avtovaz partnership

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Renault S.A. Chairman Carlos Ghosn at the premier's official residence in a Moscow suburb Nov. 2, 2010. Putin and Ghosn agreed on a possible increase in the Nissan-Renault alliance's stake in Russia's largest automaker Avtovaz. (Kyodo)

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Industry minister Edano at auto plant in India

CHENNAI, India - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (L front) visits a plant operated by Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and its French partner Renault S.A. near Chennai, southern India, on Jan. 10, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Renault logo

File photo taken in February 2019 shows the logo of Renault S.A. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ghosn in Renault's green car

FRANKFURT, Germany - Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault S.A., sits in a prototype of the automaker's Twizy Z.E. electric vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Sept. 15, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Nissan, Renault reach cross-shareholding agreement

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (standing) and Renault S.A. Chairman Louis Schweitzer (seen on the screen) announce a cross-shareholding agreement under which Nissan will buy a 15% stake in Renault, and Renault will bolster its Nissan equity stake to 44.4% from 36.8%.