Renault Ghosn Defends Global Auto Partnerships – Wall Street Journal

YOKOHAMA—Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, offered a spirited defense of global auto-making partnerships like the French-Japanese tie-up, which has been roiled by the French government’s move last month to increase its influence at Renault.

“We are at least a 16-year-old living example of a successful alliance where two companies which are autonomous and independent are working together, developing…