Tokyo — Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi plan to set up a joint board meeting structure to discuss issues related to their alliance in a step towards integration of operations, TV Tokyo reported on Sunday. Citing multiple sources involved in the matter, the broadcaster said the heads of the three car makers — Nissan CE Hiroto Saikawa, Mitsubishi chair Osamu Masuko and Renault chair Jean-Dominique Senard — are preparing to announce the plan for the meeting soon. If approved at Nissan’s scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, the three companies’ top executives will unveil the plan for the joint meeting, TV Tokyo said. None of the three companies could be reached for immediate comment. The alliance between Renault and Nissan was first set up in 1999 and expanded in 2016 to include Mitsubishi. Carlos Ghosn, who served as chairman at all three companies before his arrest in November, had been pushing for a deeper tie-up between Nissan and Renault, including possibly a full merger, despite Nis...
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