TOKYO—Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, said Thursday that Nissan Motor Co. is considering using batteries made by LG Chem Ltd. of South Korea in future electric vehicles, signaling a possible shift that could further roil the French-Japanese partnership’s delicate balance of power. Battery supply is one of several issues that have shaken up the alliance of late, after the French government’s move this year to increase its influence at Renault SA. ...
Ghosn may follow alliance partner Renault by purchasing batteries for its future electric cars instead of exclusively building its own, CEO Carlos Nissan said in a Wall Street Journal interview published on Friday. Ghosn is likely to use LG Chem batteries, Nissan said: "We have opened to competition our battery business in order to make sure we have the best batteries...For the moment, we consider that the best battery maker is LG."