nissan News Updates

Government, Business

Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Aims to Settle Scores in Book

Executive-turned-international fugitive Carlos Ghosn is gunning for revenge in a new book published this week about the events surrounding his arrest in Tokyo two years ago, 130-day Japanese imprisonment and dramatic escape to Lebanon.

November 4, 2020
Government, Business

Ghosn’s Suspected Escape Accomplices Arrested in Boston

Two men charged in Japan with aiding the escape of Carlos Ghosn were arrested in Massachusetts the morning of May 20 and are being held for possible extradition.

May 20, 2020
Business, Safety

Nissan Recalls More Than 250,000 Vehicles to Replace Takata Air Bags

Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.

April 2, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment

Nissan Warns About Future of European Plants as Brexit Weighs

Nissan Motor Co. gave the starkest warning yet on the future of the Japanese group’s car factories in western Europe, with a plant in the U.K. threatened by Brexit and another in Spain suffering from a slump in demand.

February 24, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Virus Havoc Could Shut Down a Nissan Factory Half a World Away

Nissan Motor Co. is bracing for potential disruptions in plants as far away as the U.S. because the coronavirus epidemic in China is leading to a parts shortage and wreaking havoc across the supply chain, people familiar with the matter said.

February 19, 2020
Government, Business

Nissan Sues Ghosn in Japan, Seeks $91 Million in Damages

Nissan Motor Co. is stepping up its pursuit of claims against former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, suing for 10 billion yen ($91 million) in damages from the former leader of the Japanese automaker and its alliance with Renault SA.

February 12, 2020
Government, Business

Ghosn Faces Nissan in Dutch Court for First Time Since Escape

Carlos Ghosn’s lawyers faced off with Nissan Motor Co. in an Amsterdam court for the first time since the former executive’s dramatic escape from Tokyo last year.

February 10, 2020
Business, Technology

Renault-Nissan Alliance Being Rebuilt After Carlos Ghosn Era

Renault SA Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said the two-decade automotive partnership with Nissan Motor Co. has moved on from the Carlos Ghosn era, dismissing reports it’s in danger of collapse and signaling the “anguish” of last year is over.

January 16, 2020
Business

Nissan Punishes More Managers After Carlos Ghosn Probe

Nissan Motor Co. has revealed more details of an exhaustive probe into Carlos Ghosn, a week after its fugitive former leader accused the Japanese carmaker of being behind the plot to have him arrested.

January 16, 2020
Business

Carlos Ghosn Goes on Offensive in First Appearance Since Escape

Carlos Ghosn went on the attack against Japan’s criminal justice system less than two weeks after becoming the world’s most famous fugitive with a daring escape to Lebanon.

January 8, 2020