Aramco's possible partnership was first reported by Le Monde.

Reuters revealed on Tuesday that China's Geely Automobile Holdings and an oil group were in talks over taking stakes in the fossil-fuel engine unit that Renault plans to separate from its electric vehicle (EV) business, according to two sources.

Aramco declined to comment.

(Reporting by Gilles Guillaume; editing by Richard Lough and Tassilo Hummel)