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13 12.3 to 12.8.2018 have the best year in history and are at full power while maintaining the independence of each company”. With Mitsubishi, whose entry into the Alliance is more recent, there is still no market share in Brazil. Since the arrest of Ghosn a lot has been said about the end of the Alliance although (officially) the three companies reiterate that the intention is to maintain the plans even with the absence of their main mentor and executive. Pedrucci told reporters on Tuesday, 4, in an interview that preceded the commemoration of the 20 years of the Renault factory in Paraná, that operations will remain normally according to the indications of the company’s interim CEO, Thierry Bolloré - Ghosn was temporarily removed from his duties. For the president of Renault for Latin America the maintenance of the Alliance is fundamental to guarantee, and to distribute, the necessary investments for the industry in the face of the future challenges: “In the next ten years, the industry will change more than in the last fifty. We have great challenges in investing in electrics, autonomous and car sharing, and in order to stay competitive, it is essential to dilute this investment in the Alliance”. According to Pedrucci, a major pro-Alliance step should be given in the coming years, with the construction of productive platforms shared by the brands. The new generations of models will be produced on the same platform, using common parts - but keeping different designs. “With the common platform we will reach a new level in synergies. Until 2022, 80% of the cars will be manufactured on this unified platform.”