WATCH: With electrification, Nissan's COO Ashwani Gupta sees a new spark for the Renault tie-up
, the Japanese automaker's chief operating officer said, describing electrification as the partnership's new lynchpin., was strained in the aftermath of the arrest and ouster of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn. Since then, the coronavirus pandemic has provided an impetus to rebuild the collaboration, and the companies have looked to standardise parts and platforms to cut costs.
"That's why we are shifting the gear of further synergies using electrification as the main pillar," he said. Gupta said electrification would not pose a supply challenge because of Nissan's global sourcing of components. He said it had battery sourcing in China, Japan, Europe and the United States.