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Saikawa admits need for critical talks on capital structure and future of ties with Renault
Transatlantic alliance is an acknowledgment that global tie-ups are essential for automakers
Show of unity as carmakers sign up to develop services using self-driving technology
Japanese carmaker offers board committee seats to chief of its French alliance partner
Several of the carmakers’ joint departments are being axed and staff laid off
Senard also vows not to cede power to alliance partner Nissan during robust AGM
The pressure will be on new chairman Jean-Dominique Senard with bumper crowd due
Hiroto Saikawa says partners must ‘stabilise and reinforce’ 20-year alliance
Jean-Dominique Senard’s move threatens to further inflame relations between alliance partners
Finance minister Bruno Le Maire says state would reduce its holding for a ‘more solid auto sector’
Paris undermined a merger with Fiat Chrysler the French carmaking boss had orchestrated
Demand that minister use Japan trip to smooth deal with Nissan was too much for FCA
Paris blamed for failure after state stalled negotiations between carmakers
Reversal of plan to create what could have been third-largest carmaker
Europe will remain a land of national rather than regional champions
Renault, FCA and Nissan shares fall after French government intervenes to delay approval
Fiat withdraws a merger offer that would have created the third-largest carmaker
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French prosecutors scrutinise fees for Rachida Dati, who is running for mayor of Paris
It is worth making an effort to make sure merger goes ahead
With Nissan representatives set to abstain, carmaker takes extra time to decide on deal
The Renault and Fiat chairs should assemble a team that includes extroverts and introverts
Consolidation is inevitable in the world car industry
Proposed tie-up brings threat of internal and external culture clashes
Potential obstacles include wrangling over board seats and arguments about valuation
