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Carlos Ghosn Freed on Bail Again After Being Jailed on New Charges

Carlos Ghosn walked out of a Tokyo detention center April 25 after winning release on bail for the second time, giving the deposed auto titan a chance to prepare his defense against charges of funneling millions of dollars from Nissan Motor Co. through an intermediary for his own purposes.

April 25, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Carlos Ghosn to Be Indicted on New Charges April 22, NHK Says

Carlos Ghosn will be indicted on a fresh round of charges April 22 as Japanese prosecutors pursue their case against the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., broadcaster NHK reported April 19.

April 19, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Nissan Downgraded on Weak Profit Outlook

Nissan Motor Co. took another hit as the automaker’s debt rating was cut on concerns the next two years will be marked by slowing sales and a preoccupation with cleaning up after the scandal involving Carlos Ghosn.

February 21, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Waymo Linked to AV Deal With Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance

Waymo is in advanced talks with Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to develop autonomous cars, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a move that would join a leading self-driving force with the world’s largest automotive alliance.

February 5, 2019
Business

Nissan Under Investigation by SEC Over Executive Pay

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Nissan Motor Co. accurately disclosed its executive pay in the United States, according to several people familiar with the matter, compounding the carmaker’s woes as it grapples with the aftermath of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s arrest.

January 28, 2019
Business

Nissan Holds Off on Picking Ghosn Successor as Tensions Brew

Nissan Motor Co. will split chairman duties among its executives, putting the brakes on naming a successor to Carlos Ghosn as the pay scandal that landed the high-flying executive in a Tokyo jail widens to include the automaker itself.

December 17, 2018
Business

Renault-Nissan Seek to Fill Power Void With Ghosn Dismissed

Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co.’s auto alliance is threatened with disarray over a rift between the partners about how to fill a leadership vacuum as its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, remains in custody in Japan.

November 27, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Nissan to Oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn After Arrest

Nissan Motor Co. will remove Carlos Ghosn as chairman after he was arrested in Tokyo on charges of violating financial law, throwing the auto industry’s largest global alliance into turmoil.

November 19, 2018
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Nissan Launches China-Focused Electric Car

GUANGZHOU, China — Nissan’s first electric sedan designed for China began production Aug. 27 at the start of a wave of dozens of planned lower-cost electrics being created by global automakers for their biggest market.

August 27, 2018
BusinessTechnologySafety

Nissan’s Car of the Future Will Read Your Brain Waves

The world’s biggest carmakers and technology companies are spending billions of dollars to perfect your ability to drive without thinking. Nissan Motor Co. is taking a different direction — trying to “decode” your thinking so hands-on driving is more fun.

January 3, 2018