Ghosn signaled support for French President Emmanuel Macron’s labor reforms. He told CNBC that the company welcomes reforms that will make the work environment in France more competitive.
In 2015, the French government upped its stake in Renault when Macron was the economy minister. But Ghosn said it may look at reducing its stake in the future: “They promised they would do it, so there is no reason to doubt this promise.”
While uncertainties such as the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union continue to dominate the corporate world, the Renault-Nissan Alliance remains committed to the UK and to its Sunderland auto plant, which produced almost 500,000 cars last year, according to Ghosn.
Nissan has announced that it will continue to build the latest model of its best-selling electric car “Leaf” at that facility. Ghosn added that “until we know exactly what Brexit means, it’s very difficult to make a decision in the dark.”
Ghosn became the chairman of Mitsubishi Motors last December — two months after Nissan purchased a 34 percent stake in the company.
As part of a re-branding effort, the expanded alliance on Friday also revealed its new logo.
