Ford has not had discussions with Renault- Nissan about any type of alliance, Ford President of the Americas Mark Fields said in a telephone interview yesterday with the Associated Press. Fields said Ford’s sole focus was on turning around its North American operations.
Speculation about a possible alliance between Ford and Renault- Nissan began almost immediately after General Motors and Renault-Nissan announced they had scrapped alliance talks. Ford previously expressed interest in working with Carlos Ghosn and Renault-Nissan. However, some analysts predicted an alliance would become much less likely after Alan Mulally took over as CEO of the American automaker from Bill Ford.
