Renault CEO plots China return as joint venture restructures

New alliance with Geely focused on getting South Korea back on track

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The French automaker returned to the black last year, but its Chinese and South Korean operations continued to lose money. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Groupe Renault is in retreat in China just as its European rival BMW is about to take majority ownership of its joint venture with a local partner there. But CEO Luca de Meo says the French automaker will return to the world's largest car market.

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