New York Times: Carlos Ghosn, the Renault chief executive, sought over the weekend to defuse an employment conflict with the French government, telling President Nicolas Sarkozy that the automaker would split production of its new Clio model between France and Turkey and would produce its new electric vehicle entirely in a plant near Paris. The French state is Renault`s largest shareholder, with just over 15 percent, and Mr. Sarkozy and Industry Minister Christian Estrosi have been pressing the …