Editor's note: this article is from The Financial Times, a US stock investment website.

Carlos Carlos Ghosn, long-time chief executive of Renault, told the Financial Times that he could resign as chief executive of Renault before the end of his term in 2022.

Carlos, who serves as chief executive of Renault, chairman of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, and chairman of a global alliance formed by the three auto groups, confessed to the Financial Times. I don't expect to be in power for another four years.

Carlos said that when he leaves office, he will gradually devolve the leadership of the company. Carlos has led Renault since 2005, and the company has gradually established its worldwide influence in cooperation with Nissan and Mitsubishi, becoming a major automaker.

In February, Carlos renewed a new contract until 2022. Analysts believe the aim is to ensure that the alliance between Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi becomes stable or even "irreversible". Carlos hinted that he might retire early, which may mean that he feels that his goal has been basically achieved. Cross-shareholdings have been achieved between Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, earlier than previously expected.

Mr Carlos said he would continue to carry out his duties before leaving office to push the alliance between the three companies into a "single global entity". It is reported that the aim of the alliance is to save more than 10 billion euros by integrating manufacturing operations around the world, which can be used to develop electrical engineering, develop autopilot and improve transportation services. In fact, the union saved 5.4 billion euros last year, up 14 percent from the year before.

In terms of cross-shareholdings, Nissan owns about 15 per cent of Renault, while Renault cross-owns about 43.4 per cent of Nissan, giving it a direct holding. Nissan also owns about 34% of Mitsubishi.

After stepping down from Nissan's leadership last year, Carlos also began to slowly withdraw from Renault's day-to-day operations. Most of the responsibility for Carlos' day-to-day management at Renault goes to his deputy, Thierry Bollore coach. It is reported that in the latest employment contract, Carlos' salary has also been cut by about 20%.

(this article is produced by Futu Information compilation team, compiled / Guan Jie, proofread / Jiang Wenwen)