Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa said Tuesday he plans to meet the new Renault SA chairman in Japan soon, with the focus of the talks apparently to be on the future of the alliance following the arrest of the two carmakers' former chairman, Carlos Ghosn.
The talks between Saikawa and Jean-Dominique Senard, who will be making his first visit to Japan since being appointed Renault chairman in late January, will be held Thursday and Friday, according to a source close to the matter.
"I've been hoping for an early visit by him. It is good that it will likely be realized. I hope he will become well-acquainted with (Renault's) relationship with Nissan and with our members at Nissan," Saikawa told reporters in Tokyo.