Nissan Backs Notre Dame Restoration Amid Push to Repair Alliance
Workers on the northern side of Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 18.
Photographer: Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Image
Nissan Motor Co. will donate 100,000 euros ($112,000) for the rebuilding of fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, a pledge that comes as the Japanese automaker seeks to repair strained relations with the French government and partner Renault SA after former Chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested.
Nissan’s contribution is “in recognition of and appreciation for Nissan Europe and Renault employees as well as the people of France,” the company said in a statement Friday. The Yokohama-based manufacturer joined a host of companies and individuals pledging more than $1 billion to rebuild one of the French capital’s most important landmarks after an April 15 blaze. Renault hasn’t announced a gift.