Renault-Nissan alliance remains priority for French finance minister

FILE PHOTO: The logos of Renault and Fiat carmakers are seen in Nice, France, June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard - Copyright Eric Gaillard(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 18/06/2019 - 09:04•Updated 25/04/2024 - 00:14

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PARIS (Reuters) - Renault's alliance with Japanese partner Nissan remains French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire's priority ahead of any further consolidation with the likes of Fiat-Chrysler, he said on Tuesday.

"It is not in our interest at all to weaken this alliance," Le Maire told Europe 1 radio. The French government is Renault's biggest shareholder with a 15% stake.

Asked to comment on media reports that Fiat's top executive had been in Paris over the weekend, Le Maire replied: "It poses me no problems at all if the head of Fiat were to spend his time in Paris."

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by David Goodman)

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