Nissan-Renault to launch new company for next-gen tech

Alliance leaders aim to fix strained ties with forward-looking initiative

Companies in the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance still hold concerns about sharing advanced technology. (Photo by Anthony Bernier, courtesy of Renault)

TOGO SHIRAISHI and HIROYUKI KOIZUMI, Nikkei staff writers

December 1, 2019 05:02 JST

PARIS/TOKYO -- The automaker alliance of Nissan Motor, Renault and Mitsubishi Motors are in talks to set up a new company to jointly develop technologies for next-generation vehicles, such as artificial intelligence and electric propulsion, Nikkei has learned.