Renault's weaker outlook raises odds for deal on Nissan stake
Renault SA's growing litany of woes could nudge the French carmaker to reduce its stake in Nissan Motor Co., a step that would help ease their strained relations. The possibility of a shareholding deal with the Japanese company was driven home by analysts after a ...
Amid Brexit chaos, abandoning U.K. operations no simple task for Japanese firms
With the deadline for the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union fast approaching, the question for Japanese manufacturers and other businesses with operations there is not as simple as whether to stay or go. Some companies say they must balance a complex equation, and weigh ...
Clotilde Delbos takes helm at Renault after board votes to replace CEO Thierry Bollore
Renault SA appointed Clotilde Delbos interim chief executive officer after ousting CEO Thierry Bollore, as the French carmaker seeks to turn the page on the Carlos Ghosn era. Delbos, currently chief financial officer, will take over immediately from Bollore, making her one of the highest-ranking ...
Can the automaker's new leaders reverse its flagging fortunes?
No-deal Brexit threatens Nissan's future in Europe, says regional chief
The head of Nissan in Europe warned Thursday that a chaotic no-deal Brexit would threaten the Japanese car giant's future in the region — and its key U.K. factory. Nissan Europe Chairman Gianluca de Ficchy was speaking at Britain's biggest car plant in Sunderland, northeast ...
Renault may follow Nissan with new CEO to move past Ghosn era, sources say
The future of Thierry Bollore at the helm of Renault looks increasingly precarious as the manufacturers prepare to reshape their two-decade partnership.
Nissan power struggle ends in uneasy compromise with three contenders taking top roles
The carmaker’s directors tapped Makoto Uchida, head of its China joint venture, as CEO, to work alongside new COO Ashwani Gupta and Jun Seki, the new deputy COO.
Renault could tap Nissan for help as it mulls bigger electric car to compete against Tesla's Model 3
Renault SA is rushing to keep up with rivals to tap growing demand for electric cars in Europe with new models — possibly with the help of Nissan Motor Co. The French carmaker is mulling a new all-electric car, bigger than its best-selling Zoe, that ...
Nissan picks new CEO to lead recovery from Carlos Ghosn scandal
Nissan Motor Co. named the head of its China joint venture as chief executive officer, as the carmaker looks to heal divisions caused by its former chairman's arrest and repair fraught relations with partner Renault SA. Makoto Uchida, 53, will work alongside Ashwani Gupta, who ...
Ghosn whistleblower Hari Nada reportedly under pressure to leave Nissan
The push to oust the Malaysian-born lawyer has the support of Renault.
U.S. auto sales took a big step back in September, with Nissan hit the hardest
U.S. auto sales took a big step back in September, setting the stage for hefty incentive spending by carmakers struggling to clear old models from dealers' inventory. Deliveries of cars and light trucks may have slumped in September by about 12 percent, the average of ...
No-deal Brexit could prompt Nissan to reconsider Sunderland plant, FT reports
Japanese carmaker Nissan will review its decision to build the Qashqai SUV in northern England if Britain leaves the EU without a deal, potentially leading to the closure of the Sunderland plant, the Financial Times reported. The vast site holds a symbolic position in the ...
