Macron and Abe Seek to Avert Renault-Nissan Row

Macron and Abe Seek to Avert Renault-Nissan Row
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Oct. 17, 2018. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
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TOKYO/PARIS—France and Japan’s leaders met for bilateral talks to avert a diplomatic row over the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance on Nov. 30 following the surprise arrest of its Chairman Carlos Ghosn in Japan.

With the carmaking alliance facing its biggest test after the ousting of Ghosn as chairman of Nissan and affiliate Mitsubishi over financial misconduct allegations, President Emmanuel Macron sat down with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.